Western dwarf gecko explained

The western dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus guibei), also known commonly as Guibé's dwarf day gecko, is a small species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, guibei, is in honor of French herpetologist Jean Marius René Guibé.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. guibei is forest, at altitudes of 500–.

Reproduction

L. guibei is oviparous.

Further reading

• Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. .
• Pasteur G (1965). "Notes préliminaires sur les lygodactyles (gekkonidés). IV. Diagnoses de quelques formes africaines et malgaches ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 36: 311–314. (Lygodactylus guibei, new species). (in French).
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus guibei, p. 93). (in German).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]