Lygodactylus grandisonae explained

Lygodactylus grandisonae, also known commonly as Bunty's dwarf gecko, Grandison's dwarf gecko, and the Kenya dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa and the Horn of Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, grandisonae, is in honor of British herpetologist Alice Georgie Cruickshank "Bunty" Grandison (1927–2014).^{[1] [2]}

Geographic range

L. grandisonae is found in Ethiopia and Kenya.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Lygodactylus grandisonae is savanna, at an altitude of 800m (2,600feet).

Reproduction

L. grandisonae is oviparous.

Further reading

• Largen MJ, Spawls S (2010). Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 694 pp. . (Lygodactylus grandisonae, p. 324).
• Pasteur G (1962). "Notes préliminaires sur les lygodactyles (gekkonidés). II. Diagnose de quelques Lygodactylus d'Afrique". Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire 24: 606–614. (Lygodactylus grandisonae, new species). (in French).
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus grandisonae, p. 93). (in German).
• Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. . (Lygodactylus grandisonae, p. 104).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
2. Anonymous (2014). "The Passing of Alice G. C. Grandison". American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Current News. asih.org/news/2014/passing-alice-g-c-grandison.