Malagasy dwarf gecko explained
The Malagasy dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus klemmeri), also known commonly as Klemmer's dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.
Geographic range
L. klemmeri is endemic to Madagascar.
Etymology
The specific name, klemmeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Konrad Klemmer.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. klemmeri is forest.
Behavior
L. klemmeri is arboreal.
Reproduction
L. klemmeri is oviparous.
Further reading
- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. .
- Pasteur G (1965). "Notes préliminaires sur les lygodactyles (gekkonidés). IV. Diagnoses de quelques formes africaines et malgaches ". Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 36: 311–314. (Lygodactylus klemmeri, new species). (in French).
- Pasteur G (1995). "Biodiversité et reptiles: diagnoses de sept nouvelles espèces fossiles et actuelles du genre de lézards Lygodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) ". Dumerilia 2: 1-21. (Lygodactylus praecox, new species). (in French).
Notes and References
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Lygodactylus klemmeri, p. 143).
