Malagasy dwarf gecko
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The Malagasy dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus klemmeri), also known commonly as Klemmer's dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Geographic range
L. klemmeri is found in western Madagascar in the Bemaraha region, including Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve.
Etymology
The specific name, klemmeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Konrad Klemmer.
Description
The throat of L. klemmeri is yellowish, with diagonal black stripes. The tail is distinctly whorled. Males have nine preanal pores.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. klemmeri is forest.
Behavior
L. klemmeri is diurnal, and arboreal.
Reproduction
L. klemmeri is oviparous.
Further reading
- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449037.
- Pasteur G (1965). "Notes préliminaires sur les lygodactyles (gekkonidés). IV. Diagnoses de quelques formes africaines et malgaches ". Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 36: 311–314. (Lygodactylus klemmeri, new species). (in French).
- Pasteur G (1995). "Biodiversité et reptiles: diagnoses de sept nouvelles espèces fossiles et actuelles du genre de lézardsLygodactylus(Sauria, Gekkonidae) ". Dumerilia 2: 1–21. (Lygodactylus praecox, new species). (in French).
- Puente M, Raselimanana AP, Vences M (2005). "Rediscovery and redescription of the Malagasy dwarf gecko Lygodactylus klemmeri ". Zootaxa 1073: 31–35.