Lygodactylus

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Lygodactylus
Lygodactylus picturatus
Lygodactylus picturatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Gray, 1864
Species
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Lygodactylus is a genus of geckos with approximately 60 species. They are mainly found in Africa and Madagascar although two species are found in South America. Lygodactylus picturatus, the best known species is found in Kenya and commonly known the "White-headed Dwarf Gecko".[1]

[edit] Species

  • Lygodactylus guibei
  • Lygodactylus gutturalis
  • Lygodactylus heterurus
  • Lygodactylus howelli
  • Lygodactylus inexpectatus
  • Lygodactylus insularis
  • Lygodactylus intermedius
  • Lygodactylus keniensis
  • Lygodactylus kimhowelli
  • Lygodactylus klemmeri
  • Lygodactylus klugei
  • Lygodactylus lawrencei
  • Lygodactylus luteopicturatus
  • Lygodactylus madagascariensis
  • Lygodactylus manni
  • Lygodactylus methueni
  • Lygodactylus miops
  • Lygodactylus mirabilis
  • Lygodactylus mombasicus
  • Lygodactylus montanus
  • Lygodactylus nigropunctatus
  • Lygodactylus ocellatus
  • Lygodactylus ornatus
  • Lygodactylus pauliani
  • Lygodactylus picturatus
  • Lygodactylus pictus
  • Lygodactylus praecox
  • Lygodactylus rarus
  • Lygodactylus rex
  • Lygodactylus scheffleri
  • Lygodactylus scorteccii
  • Lygodactylus septemtuberculatus
  • Lygodactylus somalicus
  • Lygodactylus stevensoni
  • Lygodactylus thomensis
  • Lygodactylus tolampyae
  • Lygodactylus tuberosus
  • Lygodactylus verticillatus
  • Lygodactylus waterbergensis
  • Lygodactylus wetzeli
  • Lygodactylus williamsi

[edit] References

  1. ^ [http://www.wildherps.com/species/L.picturatus.html Lygodactylus picturatus White-headed Dwarf Gecko]. Wildherps.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
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