Mann's dwarf gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species:
L. manni
Binomial name
Lygodactylus manni
Loveridge, 1928
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygodactylus manni
    Loveridge, 1928
  • Lygodactylus picturatus ukerewensis
    Loveridge, 1935
  • Lygodactylus manni
    — Kluge, 1993

Mann's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus manni) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, manni, is in honor of William Montana Mann, who was an American entomologist and zoo director.[3]

Geographic range

L. manni is found in southwestern Kenya and northern Tanzania.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. manni is savanna, at altitudes of 1,000–1,800 m (3,300–5,900 ft).[1]

Reproduction

L. manni is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Spawls, S.; Beraduccii, J.; Malonza, P. (2014). "Lygodactylus manni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T44648430A45124732. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T44648430A45124732.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Lygodactylus manni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygodactylus manni, p. 167).

Further reading

  • Loveridge A (1928). "Description of a new species of gecko from Tanganyika territory, Africa". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 72 (24): 1-2 + Plate I). (Lygodactylus manni, new species).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Gekkotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus manni, p. 93). (in German).
  • Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London, New Delhi, New York, Sydney: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Lygodactylus manni, p. 110).


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