Small-scaled wonder gecko explained

The small-scaled wonder gecko (Teratoscincus microlepis) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Western and South Asia.

Geographic range

T. microlepis is found in southeastern Iran, Afghanistan, and southwestern Pakistan (Balochistan province).

Description

T. microlepis may attain a snout-to-vent length of 6.7cm (02.6inches), with a tail 4.2cm (01.7inches) long.^[1]

Reproduction

T. microlepis is oviparous.

Further reading

• Nikolsky AM (1900). "[Two new species of ''Teratoscincus'' from eastern Persia]". Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg 4 (2): 145–147. (Teratoscincus microlepis, new species, pp. 145–146). (Title of article in Russian, text in Latin and Russian).

Notes and References

1. [Malcolm Arthur Smith|Smith MA]