Latifi's dwarf gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Microgecko
Species:
M. latifi
Binomial name
Microgecko latifi
(Leviton & S.C. Anderson, 1972)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tropiocolotes latifi
    Leviton & S.C. Anderson, 1972
  • Tropiocolotes (Microgecko) latifi
    — Golubev, 1984
  • Microgecko latifi
    — Kluge, 1993
  • Microgecko latifi
    — Bauer et al., 2013

Latifi's dwarf gecko (Microgecko latifi), also known commonly as the Zagros tiny gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Iran.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, latifi, is in honor of Iranian herpetologist Mahmoud Latifi.[3]

Geographic range

M. latifi is found in the Zagros Mountains in Iran in the provinces of Fars, Kerman, and Markazi.[2]

Reproduction

M. latifi is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Soheila Shafiei Bafti, Steven Anderson, Mozafar Sharifi.; Theodore Papenfuss (2009). "Microgecko latifi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T164569A5908629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164569A5908629.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Microgecko latifi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  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. (Tropiocolotes latifi, p. 151).

Further reading

  • Bauer, Aaron M.; Masroor, Rafaqat; Titus-McQuillan, James; Heinicke, Matthew P.; Daza, Juan D.; Jackman, Todd R. (2013). "A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa 3599 (4): 301–324.
  • Leviton, Alan E.; Anderson, Steven C. (1972). "Description of a new species of Tropiocolotes (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) with a revised key to the genus". Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences (96): 1–7. (Tropiocolotes latifi, new species).


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