Broadley's dwarf gecko
| Broadley's dwarf gecko | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Lygodactylus |
| Species: | L. broadleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lygodactylus broadleyi G. Pasteur, 1995 | |
Broadley's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus broadleyi ) is a species of gecko native to Tanzania.
Etymology
The specific name, broadleyi, is in honor of herpetologist Donald G. Broadley.[1]
References
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygodactylus broadleyi, p. 39).
Further reading
- Pasteur G. 1995. "Biodiversité et reptiles: diagnoses de sept nouvelles espèces fossiles et actuelles du genre de lezards Lygodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Dumerilia 2:1-21. (Lygodactylus broadleyi, new species). (in French).
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