Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: June 24th, 2024.
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Genus
Lygodactylus
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African-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos
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Afro-Amerikanische Zwerggeckos
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Afrikansk-Amerikanske Dværggekkoer
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1864 | |
Lygodactylus Gray (type species: Lygodactylus strigatus Gray 1864) |
1880 | |
Scalabotes Peters (type species: Scalabotes thomensis Peters 1880; syn. Kluge 1991) |
1883 | |
Microscalabotes Boulenger (type species: Microscalabotes cowanii Boulenger 1883; syn. Röll, Pröhl & Hoffmann 2010) |
1962 | |
Millotisaurus Pasteur (type species: Millotisaurus mirabilis Pasteur 1962; syn. Pasteur 1995) |
1964 | |
Domerguella Pasteur (type species: Lygodactylus miops Günther 1891; syn. Pasteur 1964) |
1977 | |
Vanzoia Smith, Martin & Swain (type species: Vanzoia klugei Smith, Martin & Swain 1977; syn. Bons & Pasteur 1977) |
Contents:
98 species, of which 68 (69.4%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Includes Millotisaurus, previously regarded as a separate genus (e.g., Pasteur 1962), but reduced to a subgenus of Lygodactylus by Pasteur (1995). Also includes Vanzoia, which previously contained the two New World
Lygodactylus species (klugei, wetzeli).
Distribution:
South America, SubSaharan Africa, Madagascar.
Reported from:
Angola,
Benin,
Bolivia,
Botswana,
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Paraiba,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Sergipe),
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Annobon,
Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Eritrea,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Europa Island,
Gabon,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
Ivory Coast,
Juan de Nova,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Madagascar
(incl.
Nosy Be),
Malawi,
Mali,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago
[Benguerua]),
Namibia,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Paraguay,
Rwanda,
Sao Tome & Principe
(Principe,
Rolas Island,
Sao Tome),
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape),
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Mafia,
Pemba,
Zanzibar),
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Lygodactylus angolensis
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Angolan Dwarf Gecko
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Angolischer Zwerggecko
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Angola-dværggekko
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1897 | |
Lygodactylus angolensis Bocage |
1933 | |
Lygodactylus laurae Schmidt (Marques, Ceríaco, Buehler, Bandeira, Janota & Bauer 2020) |
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Tanzania,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Lygodactylus angularis
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Angulated Dwarf Gecko
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Winkel-Zwerggecko
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Vinkel-dværggekko
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1893 | |
Lygodactylus angularis Günther |
Introduced to:
South Africa
(Eastern Cape).
Distribution:
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Tanzania,
Zambia.
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Lygodactylus arnoulti
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Arnoult's Mount Ibity Dwarf Gecko
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Arnoults Ibity-Zwerggecko
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Arnoults Ibity-dværggekko
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1964 | |
Lygodactylus arnoulti Pasteur |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus baptistai
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Mamué Dwarf Gecko, (Baptista's Dwarf Gecko)
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Mamué-Zwerggecko
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Mamué-dværggekko
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2020 | |
Lygodactylus baptistai Marques, Ceríaco, Buehler, Bandeira, Janota & Bauer |
Distribution:
Angola.
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Lygodactylus bernardi
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Zimbabwe Dwarf Gecko, (Bernard's Dwarf Gecko)
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Zimbabwe-Zwerggecko
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Zimbabwe-dværggekko
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1958 | |
Lygodactylus bernardi Fitzsimons |
Remarks:
Previously included bonsi.
Distribution:
Zimbabwe.
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Lygodactylus bivittis
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Lesser Dwarf Gecko, Tiny Scaled gecko
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Kleiner Zwerggecko
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Lille Dværggekko
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1883 | |
Scalabotes bivittis Peters |
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Microscalabotes bivittis Pasteur 1967 |
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Lygodactylus bivittis Röll, Pröhl & Hoffmann 2010 |
1883 | |
Microscalabotes cowanii Boulenger (Puente, Glaw, Vieites & Vences 2009) |
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Lygodactylus cowanii Wermuth 1965 |
1883 | |
Scalabotes hildebrandti Peters (Puente, Glaw, Vieites & Vences 2009) |
Remarks:
Boulenger (1885) and Wermuth (1965) reversed the synonymy and treated bivittis as a synonym of cowanii.
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus blancae
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Ampefy Dwarf Gecko
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Ampefy-Zwerggecko
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Ampefy-dværggekko
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1995 | |
Lygodactylus blancae Pasteur |
Remarks:
Not to be confused with its congener, blanci.
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus blanci
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Blanc's Mount Ibity Dwarf Gecko
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Blancs Ibity-Zwerggecko
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Blancs Ibity-dværggekko
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1967 | |
Lygodactylus blanci Pasteur |
Remarks:
Not to be confused with its congener, blancae.
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus bonsi
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Malawi Dwarf Gecko
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Malawi-Zwerggecko
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Malawi-dværggekko
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1962 | |
Lygodactylus bonsi Pasteur |
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Lygodactylus bernardi bonsi Branch 1988 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies or a synonym of bernardi (e.g., Branch 1988; Kluge 1991). Treated as a separate species by Röll, Pröhl & Hoffmann (2010).
Distribution:
Malawi.
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Lygodactylus bradfieldi
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Namibian Dwarf Gecko, (Bradfield's Dwarf Gecko)
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Namibischer Zwerggecko
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Namibisk Dværggekko
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1932 | |
Lygodactylus bradfieldi Hewitt |
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of capensis by some authors (e.g., Loveridge 1947; Wermuth 1965; Auerbach 1987), but as a valid species by others (e.g., Branch 1988; Kluge 1991).
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Limpopo,
North West Province,
Northern Cape),
Zimbabwe.
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Lygodactylus broadleyi
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Kilulu Forest Dwarf Gecko, (Broadley's Dwarf Gecko)
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Kilulu-Zwerggecko
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Kilulu-dværggekko
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1995 | |
Lygodactylus broadleyi Pasteur |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Lygodactylus capensis
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Cape Dwarf Gecko, (Common Dwarf Gecko)
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Kap-Zwerggecko
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Kap-dværggekko
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1849 | |
Hemidactylus capensis Smith |
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Lygodactylus capensis Boulenger 1885 |
1864 | |
Lygodactylus strigatus Gray (Wermuth 1965) |
1932 | |
Lygodactylus capensis ngamiensis Fitzsimons (Wermuth 1965) |
Remarks:
Previously included grotei.
Records from Angola refer to nyaneka and tchokwe (Marques, Ceríaco, Buehler, Bandeira, Janota & Bauer 2020).
Introduced to:
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
Distribution:
Botswana,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Eswatini,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago
[Benguerua]),
Namibia,
South Africa
(Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province),
Tanzania,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Lygodactylus chobiensis
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Chobe Dwarf Gecko
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Chobe-Zwerggecko
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Chobe-dværggekko
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1932 | |
Lygodactylus picturatus chobiensis Fitzsimons |
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Lygodactylus chobiensis Haacke 1970 |
Remarks:
Angola is included in the distribution of the species herein, based on several publications (e.g., Haacke 1970; Branch 1998; Broadley & Martiz 2010), although there are no precise
published localities (Marques, Ceríaco, Buehler, Bandeira, Janota & Bauer 2020).
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Lygodactylus conradti
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Derema Dwarf Gecko, (Conradt's Dwarf Gecko)
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Derema-Zwerggecko
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Derema-dværggekko
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1892 | |
Lygodactylus conradti Matschie |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Lygodactylus conraui
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Cameroon Dwarf Gecko, (Conrau's Dwarf Gecko)
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Kamerunischer Zwerggecko
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Camerounsk Dværggekko
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1902 | |
Lygodactylus conraui Tornier |
1927 | |
Lygodactylus strongi Barbour & Loveridge (Wermuth 1965) |
Distribution:
Benin,
Cameroon,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Ghana,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Sierra Leone,
Togo.
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Lygodactylus decaryi
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Angavo Mountains Dwarf Gecko
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Angavo-Zwerggecko
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Angavo-dværggekko
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1930 | |
Lygodactylus decaryi Angel |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus delicatus
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Principe Dwarf Gecko, Principe Day Gecko
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Principe-Zwerggecko
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Principe-dværggekko
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1962 | |
Lygodactylus thomensis delicatus Pasteur |
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Lygodactylus delicatus Dollo 2017 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of thomensis.
Considered a separate species herein, following Dollo (2017).
Distribution:
Sao Tome & Principe
(Principe).
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Lygodactylus depressus
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Spotted Dwarf Gecko
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Gefleckter Zwerggecko
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Plettet Dværggekko
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1919 | |
Lygodactylus depressus Schmidt |
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Lygodactylus picturatus depressus Loveridge 1947 |
Remarks:
Regarded as a separate species by Kluge (1991).
Distribution:
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Lygodactylus dysmicus
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Foulassi Dwarf Gecko, (Perret's Dwarf Gecko)
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Foulassi-Zwerggecko
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Foulassi-dværggekko
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1963 | |
Lygodactylus angularis dysmicus Perret |
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Lygodactylus dysmicus Chirio & LeBreton 2007 |
Remarks:
Regarded as a subspecies of gutturalis by Kluge (1991).
Distribution:
Cameroon.
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Lygodactylus expectatus
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Ambilobe Dwarf Gecko
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Ambilobe-Zwerggecko
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Ambilobe-dværggekko
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1967 | |
Lygodactylus expectatus Pasteur & Blanc |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus fischeri
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Sierra Leone Dwarf Gecko, (Fischer's Dwarf Gecko)
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Sierraleonischer Zwerggecko
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Sierraleonsk Dværggekko
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1890 | |
Lygodactylus fischeri Boulenger |
Distribution:
Benin,
Cameroon,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Equatorial Guinea
(Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Nigeria,
Sierra Leone.
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Lygodactylus fritzi
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Ankanin'ny Nofy Dwarf Gecko
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Ankanin'ny Nofy-Zwerggecko
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Ankanin'ny Nofy-dværggekko
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2022 | |
Lygodactylus fritzi Vences, Multzsch, Gippner, Miralles, Crottini, Gehring, Rakotoarison, Ratsoavina, Glaw & Scherz |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus gamblei
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Manono Dwarf Gecko
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Manono-Zwerggecko
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Manono-dværggekko
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2023 | |
Lygodactylus gamblei Lobón-Rovira, Bauer, Vaz Pinto, Trape, Conradie, Kusamba, Júlio, Cael, Stanley, Hughes, Behangana, Masudi, Pauwels & Greenbaum |
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Lygodactylus grandisonae
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Murri Dwarf Gecko, (Grandison's Dwarf Gecko, Bunty's Dwarf Gecko)
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Murri-Zwerggecko
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Murri-dværggekko
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1962 | |
Lygodactylus grandisonae Pasteur |
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Lygodactylus grandisoni [lapsus?] Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 |
Distribution:
Ethiopia,
Kenya.
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Lygodactylus graniticolus
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Granite Dwarf Gecko
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Granit-Zwerggecko
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Granit-dværggekko
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1992 | |
Lygodactylus graniticolus Jacobsen |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Limpopo).
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Lygodactylus gravis
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Usambara Dwarf Gecko
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Usambara-Zwerggecko
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Usambara-dværggekko
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1964 | |
Lygodactylus gravis Pasteur |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Lygodactylus grotei
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Mikindani Dwarf Gecko, (Grote's Dwarf Gecko, Grote's Gecko)
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Mikindani-Zwerggecko
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Mikindani-dværggekko
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1911 | |
Lygodactylus grotei Sternfeld |
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Lygodactylus capensis grotei Broadley & Howell 1991 |
1920 | |
Lygodactylus capensis mossambica Loveridge (Loveridge 1947, 1957; Wermuth 1965) |
Remarks:
Previously included pakenhami.
Formerly regarded as a subspecies or synonym of capensis (e.g., Broadley & Howell 1991).
Distribution:
Mozambique,
Tanzania
(incl.
Mafia).
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Lygodactylus grzimeki
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Lake Manyara Dwarf Gecko, (Grzimek's Dwarf Gecko)
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Manyara-Zwerggecko
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Manyara-dværggekko
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1969 | |
Lygodactylus angularis grzimeki Bannikov & Darevsky |
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Lygodactylus grzimeki Röll, Pröhl & Hoffmann 2010 |
Remarks:
Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon (2018) retained grzimeki as a subspecies of angularis, but without comments.
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Lygodactylus guibei
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Andasibe Dwarf Gecko
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Andasibe-Zwerggecko
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Andasibe-dværggekko
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1964 | |
Lygodactylus guibei Pasteur |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus gutturalis
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Chevron-throated Dwarf Gecko, Forest Dwarf Gecko, Uganda Dwarf Gecko
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Sparrenkehl-Zwerggecko
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Sparrestrubet Dværggekko
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1873 | |
Hemidactylus gutturalis Bocage |
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Lygodactylus gutturalis Boulenger 1885 |
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Lygodactylus picturatus gutturalis Schmidt 1919 |
Remarks:
Formerly regarded as a subspecies of picturatus (e.g., Schmidt 1919).
Revalidated as a separate species by Pasteur (1964).
Previously included dysmicus and paurospilus, as well as the populations now assigned to
gamblei, karamoja, kibera, leopardinus, and mirabundus.
Distribution:
Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Mali,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
Togo.
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Lygodactylus hapei
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Djangoa Dwarf Gecko
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Djangoa-Zwerggecko
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Djangoa-dværggekko
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2022 | |
Lygodactylus hapei Vences, Multzsch, Gippner, Miralles, Crottini, Gehring, Rakotoarison, Ratsoavina, Glaw & Scherz |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus heeneni
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Katanga Dwarf Gecko
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Katanga-Zwerggecko
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Katanga-dværggekko
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1933 | |
Lygodactylus heeneni Witte |
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Lygodactylus angularis heeneni Loveridge 1947 |
Remarks:
Treated as a full species by Broadley (1998) and Haagner, Branch & Haagner (2000) due to lack of signs of intergradation between heeneni and angularis where the two species occur in very close proximity to each other.
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa,
Zambia.
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Lygodactylus herilalai
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Ampondrabe Dwarf Gecko
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Ampondrabe-Zwerggecko
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Ampondrabe-dværggekko
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2024 | |
Lygodactylus herilalai Vences, Multzsch, Zerbe, Gippner, Andreone, Crottini, Glaw, Köhler, Rakotomanga, Rasamison & Raselimanana |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus heterurus
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Nosy Be Dwarf Gecko
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Nosy-Be-Zwerggecko
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Nosy Be-dværggekko
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1913 | |
Lygodactylus heterurus Boettger |
1998 | |
Lygodactylus heterurus trilineigularis Rösler |
Remarks:
Suggested to be conspecific with verticillatus by Röll, Pröhl & Hoffmann (2010), but the results of Castiglia & Annesi (2011) did not support this and they retained them as separate species.
Distribution:
Madagascar
(incl.
Nosy Be).
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Lygodactylus hodikazo
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Hodikazo Dwarf Gecko
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Hodikazo-Zwerggecko
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Hodikazo-dværggekko
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2022 | |
Lygodactylus hodikazo Vences, Multzsch, Gippner, Miralles, Crottini, Gehring, Rakotoarison, Ratsoavina, Glaw & Scherz |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus incognitus
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Soutpansberg Black-spotted Dwarf Gecko
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Schwarzgefleckter Soutpansberg-Zwerggecko
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Sortplettet Soutpansberg-dværggekko
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1992 | |
Lygodactylus nigropunctatus incognitus Jacobsen |
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Lygodactylus incognitus Travers, Jackman & Bauer 2014 |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Limpopo).
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Lygodactylus inexpectatus
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Dar es Salaam Dwarf Gecko
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Dar-es-Salaam-Zwerggecko
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Dar es Salaam-dværggekko
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1964 | |
Lygodactylus inexpectatus Pasteur |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Lygodactylus insularis
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Juan de Nova Dwarf Gecko
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Juan-de-Nova-Zwerggecko
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Juan de Nova-dværggekko
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1913 | |
Lygodactylus insularis Boettger |
Distribution:
Juan de Nova.
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Lygodactylus intermedius
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Manjarivolo Dwarf Gecko
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Manjarivolo-Zwerggecko
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Manjarivolo-dværggekko
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1995 | |
Lygodactylus intermedius Pasteur |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus karamoja
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Karamoja Dwarf Gecko
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Karamoja-Zwerggecko
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Karamoja-dværggekko
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2023 | |
Lygodactylus karamoja Lobón-Rovira, Bauer, Vaz Pinto, Trape, Conradie, Kusamba, Júlio, Cael, Stanley, Hughes, Behangana, Masudi, Pauwels & Greenbaum |
Distribution:
Uganda.
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Lygodactylus keniensis
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Kenya Dwarf Gecko
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Kenianischer Zwerggecko
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Kenyansk Dværggekko
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1936 | |
Lygodactylus picturatus keniensis Parker |
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Lygodactylus keniensis Kluge 1991 |
Distribution:
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Somalia,
Uganda.
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Lygodactylus kibera
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Bubanza Dwarf Gecko
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Bubanza-Zwerggecko
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Bubanza-dværggekko
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2023 | |
Lygodactylus kibera Lobón-Rovira, Bauer, Vaz Pinto, Trape, Conradie, Kusamba, Júlio, Cael, Stanley, Hughes, Behangana, Masudi, Pauwels & Greenbaum |
Distribution:
Burundi,
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Lygodactylus kimhowelli
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Tanga Dwarf Gecko, (Howell's Dwarf Gecko)
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Streifen-Zwerggecko
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Tanga-dværggekko
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1995 | |
Lygodactylus kimhowelli Pasteur |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Lygodactylus klemmeri
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Antsingy Dwarf Gecko
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Antsingy-Zwerggecko
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Antsingy-dværggekko
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1964 | |
Lygodactylus klemmeri Pasteur |
1995 | |
Lygodactylus praecox Pasteur (Fuente, Glaw, Vieites & Vences 2009) |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus klugei
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Pernambuco Dwarf Gecko
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Pernambuco-Zwerggecko
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Pernambuco-dværggekko
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1977 | |
Vanzoia klugei Smith, Martin & Swain |
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Lygodactylus klugei Bons & Pasteur 1977 |
Remarks:
Originally placed in a separate genus, Vanzoia, containing the two New World Lygodactylus species (klugei, wetzeli).
A record from Goias (Costa & Bérnils 2018) needs confirmation, being far from other records of the species.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Maranhao,
Paraiba,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Sergipe).
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Lygodactylus laterimaculatus
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Side-spotted Dwarf Gecko
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Seitenfleck-Zwerggecko
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Sideplettet Dværggekko
|
1964 | |
Lygodactylus scheffleri laterimaculatus Pasteur |
| |
Lygodactylus laterimaculatus Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 |
Distribution:
Kenya,
Tanzania.
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Lygodactylus lawrencei
|
Kaokoveld Dwarf Gecko, (Lawrence's Dwarf Gecko)
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Kaokoveld-Zwerggecko
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Kaokoveld-dværggekko
|
1926 | |
Lygodactylus lawrencei Hewitt |
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Lygodactylus picturatus lawrencei Loveridge 1947 |
Remarks:
Treated as a separate species by Wermuth (1965).
Distribution:
Angola,
Namibia.
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Lygodactylus leopardinus
|
Leopard Dwarf Gecko
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Leopard-Zwerggecko
|
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Leopard-dværggekko
|
2023 | |
Lygodactylus leopardinus Lobón-Rovira, Bauer, Vaz Pinto, Trape, Conradie, Kusamba, Júlio, Cael, Stanley, Hughes, Behangana, Masudi, Pauwels & Greenbaum |
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Lygodactylus madagascariensis
|
Common Madagascar Dwarf Gecko
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|
Gewöhnlicher Madagascar-Zwerggecko
|
|
Almindelig Madagascar-dværggekko
|
1881 | |
Scalabotes madagascariensis Boettger |
| |
Lygodactylus madagascariensis Boulenger 1885 |
Remarks:
Previously included petteri.
Distribution:
Madagascar
(incl.
Nosy Be).
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Lygodactylus manni
|
Saranda Dwarf Gecko, (Mann's Dwarf Gecko)
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Saranda-Zwerggecko
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Saranda-dværggekko
|
1928 | |
Lygodactylus manni Loveridge |
1935 | |
Lygodactylus picturatus ukerewensis Loveridge (Broadley & Howell 1991) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of picturatus (e.g., Loveridge 1947; Wermuth 1965).
Revalidated by Laurent (1964). Kluge (1991, 2001) regarded ukerewensis as a synonym of picturatus.
Distribution:
Kenya,
Tanzania.
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Lygodactylus methueni
|
Woodbush Dwarf Gecko, (Methuen's Dwarf gecko)
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|
Woodbush-Zwerggecko
|
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Woodbush-dværggekko
|
1937 | |
Lygodactylus methueni Fitzsimons |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Limpopo).
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Lygodactylus miops
|
Senbendrana Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Senbendrana-Zwerggecko
|
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Senbendrana-dværggekko
|
1891 | |
Lygodactylus miops Günther |
1913 | |
Microscalabotes spinulifer Boettger (Puente, Glaw, Vieites & Vences 2009) |
| |
Lygodactylus spinulifer Wermuth 1965 |
1942 | |
Lygodactylus septemtuberculatus Angel (Puente, Glaw, Vieites & Vences 2009) |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus mirabilis
|
Tsiafajavona Dwarf Gecko
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|
Tsiafajavona-Zwerggecko
|
|
Tsiafajavona-dværggekko
|
1962 | |
Millotisaurus mirabilis Pasteur |
| |
Lygodactylus mirabilis Pasteur 1995 |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus mirabundus
|
Sankuru Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Sankuru-Zwerggecko
|
|
Sankuru-dværggekko
|
2023 | |
Lygodactylus mirabundus Lobón-Rovira, Bauer, Vaz Pinto, Trape, Conradie, Kusamba, Júlio, Cael, Stanley, Hughes, Behangana, Masudi, Pauwels & Greenbaum |
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Lygodactylus mombasicus
|
Mombasa Dwarf Gecko, (White-headed Dwarf Gecko)
|
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Mombasa-Zwerggecko, (Weisskopf-Zwerggecko)
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Mombasa-dværggekko
|
1935 | |
Lygodactylus picturatus mombasicus Loveridge |
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Lygodactylus mombasicus Parker 1936 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of picturatus (e.g., Broadley & Howell 1991).
Revalidated as a separate species by Röll (2004), although treated as such already by Parker (1936).
Distribution:
Kenya,
Tanzania.
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Lygodactylus montanus
|
Mount Ivohibe Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Ivohibe-Zwerggecko
|
|
Ivohibe-dværggekko
|
1964 | |
Lygodactylus montanus Pasteur |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus montiscaeruli
|
Makgabeng Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Makgabeng-Zwerggecko
|
|
Makgabeng-dværggekko
|
1992 | |
Lygodactylus nigropunctatus montiscaeruli Jacobsen |
| |
Lygodactylus montiscaeruli Travers, Jackman & Bauer 2014 |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Limpopo).
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Lygodactylus morii
|
Ampijoroa Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Ampijoroa-Zwerggecko
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Ampijoroa-dværggekko
|
2024 | |
Lygodactylus morii Vences, Multzsch, Zerbe, Gippner, Andreone, Crottini, Glaw, Köhler, Rakotomanga, Rasamison & Raselimanana |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of tolampyae (Vences, Multzsch, Zerbe, Gippner, Andreone, Crottini, Glaw, Köhler, Rakotomanga, Rasamison & Raselimanana 2024).
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus neglectus
|
Fernando do Noronha Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Fernando-do-Noronha-Zwerggecko
|
|
Fernando do Noronha-dværggekko
|
2023 | |
Lygodactylus neglectus Ceríaco & Passos |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Pernambuco:
Fernando do Noronha).
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Lygodactylus nigropunctatus
|
Common Black-spotted Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Gewöhnlicher Schwarzeflecken-Zwerggecko
|
|
Almindelig Sortplettet Dværggekko
|
1992 | |
Lygodactylus nigropunctatus Jacobsen |
Remarks:
Previously included incognitus and montiscaeruli.
Distribution:
South Africa
(Gauteng,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province).
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Lygodactylus nyaneka
|
Nyaneka Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Nyaneka-Zwerggecko
|
|
Nyaneka-dværggekko
|
2020 | |
Lygodactylus nyaneka Marques, Ceríaco, Buehler, Bandeira, Janota & Bauer |
Distribution:
Angola,
Namibia.
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Lygodactylus ocellatus
|
Common Ocellated Dwarf Gecko, (Ocellated Dwarf Gecko, Spotted Dwarf Gecko)
|
|
Gewöhnlicher Argus-Zwerggecko
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|
Almindelig Argusdværggekko
|
1907 | |
Lygodactylus ocellatus Roux |
Remarks:
Previously included soutpansbergensis.
Distribution:
Eswatini,
South Africa
(Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province).
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Lygodactylus ornatus
|
Ornate Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Schmuck-Zwerggecko
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Pragt-dværggekko
|
1964 | |
Lygodactylus ornatus Pasteur |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus pakenhami
|
Pemba Dwarf Gecko, (Pakenham's Dwarf Gecko)
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Pemba-Zwerggecko
|
|
Pemba-dværggekko
|
1941 | |
Lygodactylus grotei pakenhami Loveridge |
| |
Lygodactylus capensis pakenhami Broadley & Howell 1991 |
| |
Lygodactylus pakenhami Röll, Sanchez, Gippner, Bauer, Travers, Glaw, Hawlitschek & Vences 2023 |
Distribution:
Tanzania
(Pemba).
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Lygodactylus pauliani
|
Itremo Mountains Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Itremo-Zwerggecko
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Itremo-dværggekko
|
1991 | |
Lygodactylus pauliani Pasteur & Blanc |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus paurospilus
|
Kivu Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Kivu-Zwerggecko
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Kivu-dværggekko
|
1952 | |
Lygodactylus angularis paurospilus Laurent |
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Lygodactylus paurospilus Lobón-Rovira, Bauer, Vaz Pinto, Trape, Conradie, Kusamba, Júlio, Cael, Stanley, Hughes, Behangana, Masudi, Pauwels & Greenbaum 2023 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of gutturalis (e.g., Kluge 1991).
Raised to status as a separate species by Lobón-Rovira, Bauer, Vaz Pinto, Trape, Conradie, Kusamba, Júlio, Cael, Stanley, Hughes, Behangana, Masudi, Pauwels & Greenbaum (2023).
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Lygodactylus petteri
|
Roussettes Dwarf Gecko
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Roussettes-Zwerggecko
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Roussettes-dværggekko
|
1967 | |
Lygodactylus madagascariensis petteri Pasteur & Blanc |
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Lygodactylus petteri Vences, Multzsch, Gippner, Miralles, Crottini, Gehring, Rakotoarison, Ratsoavina, Glaw & Scherz 2022 |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus picturatus
|
Painted Dwarf Gecko, Yellow-headed Dwarf Gecko, (White-headed Dwarf Gecko)
|
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Gelbkopf-Zwerggecko, (Weisskopf-Zwerggecko)
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Gulhovedet Dværggekko
|
1868 | |
Hemidactylus variegatus Peters [not Hemidactylus variegatus Dumeril & Bibron 1836] |
1870 | |
Hemidactylus picturatus Peters |
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Lygodactylus picturatus Boulenger 1885 |
1896 | |
Lygodactylus picturatus var. griseus Tornier (Wermuth 1965) |
1896 | |
Lygodactylus picturatus var. quinquelineatus Tornier (Wermuth 1965) |
1896 | |
Lygodactylus picturatus var. septemlineatus Tornier (Wermuth 1965) |
1964 | |
Lygodactylus luteopicturatus luteopicturatus Pasteur (syn. Röll 2004) |
1964 | |
Lygodactylus luteopicturatus zanzibaritis Pasteur (syn. Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018) |
| |
Lygodactylus picturatus zanzibaritis Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018 |
Other common names:
zanzibaritis: Zanzibar Dwarf Gecko
Remarks:
Previously included chobiensis, depressus, gutturalis, keniensis, lawrencei, mombasicus, scorteccii, sudanensis, and williamsi.
Röll (2004) synonymized luteopicturatus with picturatus without discussing the status of zanzibaritis.
Not all works have accepted this synonymization (e.g., Malonza, Bwong & Muchai 2011).
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Kenya,
Mozambique,
Tanzania
(incl.
Mafia,
Zanzibar).
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Lygodactylus pictus
|
Robust Dwarf Gecko
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Madagassischer Gemalte Zwerggecko
|
|
Madagassisk Malet Dværggekko
|
1883 | |
Scalabotes pictus Peters |
| |
Lygodactylus pictus Kluge 1991 |
1913 | |
Lygodactylus robustus Boettger (Puente, Glaw, Vieites & Vences 2009) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of madagascariensis (e.g., Boulenger 1887; Wermuth 1965).
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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|
Lygodactylus rarus
|
Thin Dwarf Gecko
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|
Graziler Zwerggecko
|
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Slank Dværggekko
|
1973 | |
Lygodactylus rarus Pasteur & Blanc |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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|
Lygodactylus regulus
|
Prince Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Namuli-Zwerggecko
|
|
Namuli-dværggekko
|
2013 | |
Lygodactylus regulus Portik, Travers, Bauer & Branch |
Distribution:
Mozambique.
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|
Lygodactylus rex
|
King Dwarf Gecko, Regal Dwarf Gecko
|
|
König-Zwerggecko
|
|
Kongedværggekko
|
1964 | |
Lygodactylus rex Broadley |
Distribution:
Malawi,
Mozambique.
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|
Lygodactylus roavolana
|
Manantantely Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Manantantely-Zwerggecko
|
|
Manantantely-dværggekko
|
2009 | |
Lygodactylus roavolana Puente, Glaw, Vieites & Vences |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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|
Lygodactylus roellae
|
Striped Ampotsidy Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Gestreifter Ampotsidy-Zwerggecko
|
|
Stribet Ampotsidy-dværggekko
|
2022 | |
Lygodactylus roellae Vences, Multzsch, Gippner, Miralles, Crottini, Gehring, Rakotoarison, Ratsoavina, Glaw & Scherz |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus salvi
|
Manarikoba Forest Dwarf Gecko
|
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Manarikoba-Zwerggecko
|
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Manarikoba-dværggekko
|
2022 | |
Lygodactylus salvi Vences, Multzsch, Gippner, Miralles, Crottini, Gehring, Rakotoarison, Ratsoavina, Glaw & Scherz |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus scheffleri
|
Kibwezi Dwarf Gecko, (Scheffler's Dwarf Gecko)
|
|
Kibwezi-Zwerggecko
|
|
Kibwezi-dværggekko
|
1912 | |
Lygodactylus fischeri scheffleri Sternfeld |
| |
Lygodactylus scheffleri Loveridge 1947 |
1964 | |
Lygodactylus scheffleri compositus Pasteur |
Remarks:
Previously included laterimaculatus and uluguruensis.
Distribution:
Kenya,
Tanzania.
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Lygodactylus schwitzeri
|
Sahamalaza Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Sahamalaza-Zwerggecko
|
|
Sahamalaza-dværggekko
|
2024 | |
Lygodactylus schwitzeri Vences, Multzsch, Zerbe, Gippner, Andreone, Crottini, Glaw, Köhler, Rakotomanga, Rasamison & Raselimanana |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of tolampyae (Vences, Multzsch, Zerbe, Gippner, Andreone, Crottini, Glaw, Köhler, Rakotomanga, Rasamison & Raselimanana 2024).
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus scorteccii
|
Somali Painted Dwarf Gecko, (Scortecci's Dwarf Gecko)
|
|
Somalischer Gemalte Zwerggecko
|
|
Somalisk Malet Dværggekko
|
1959 | |
Lygodactylus picturatus scorteccii Pasteur |
| |
Lygodactylus scorteccii Kluge 1991 |
Distribution:
Kenya,
Somalia.
|
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|
Lygodactylus somalicus
|
Northeastern Somali Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Nordostsomalischer Zwerggecko
|
|
Nordøstsomalisk Dværggekko
|
1935 | |
Lygodactylus somalicus somalicus Loveridge |
1935 | |
Lygodactylus somalicus annectens Loveridge (Wermuth 1965) |
1962 | |
Lygodactylus somalicus battersbyi Pasteur |
Distribution:
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Somalia.
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|
Lygodactylus soutpansbergensis
|
Soutpansberg Ocellated Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Soutpansberg-Argus-Zwerggecko
|
|
Soutpansberg-argusdværggekko
|
1994 | |
Lygodactylus ocellatus soutpansbergensis Jacobsen |
| |
Lygodactylus soutpansbergensis Travers, Jackman & Bauer 2014 |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Limpopo).
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Lygodactylus stevensoni
|
Khami Ruins Dwarf Gecko, (Stevenson's Dwarf Gecko)
|
|
Khami-Zwerggecko
|
|
Khami-dværggekko
|
1926 | |
Lygodactylus stevensoni Hewitt |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of angolensis (e.g., Loveridge 1947; Wermuth 1965).
Distribution:
Zimbabwe.
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|
Lygodactylus sudanensis
|
Sudan Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Sudanischer Zwerggecko
|
|
Sudansk Dværggekko
|
1935 | |
Lygodactylus picturatus sudanensis Loveridge |
| |
Lygodactylus sudanensis Largen 1997 |
Distribution:
Eritrea,
South Sudan,
Sudan.
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|
Lygodactylus tantsaha
|
Tantsaha Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Tantsaha-Zwerggecko
|
|
Tantsaha-dværggekko
|
2022 | |
Lygodactylus tantsaha Vences, Multzsch, Gippner, Miralles, Crottini, Gehring, Rakotoarison, Ratsoavina, Glaw & Scherz |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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|
|
Lygodactylus tchokwe
|
Tchokwe Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Tchokwe-Zwerggecko
|
|
Tchokwe-dværggekko
|
2020 | |
Lygodactylus tchokwe Marques, Ceríaco, Buehler, Bandeira, Janota & Bauer |
Distribution:
Angola.
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Lygodactylus thomensis
|
São Tomé Dwarf Gecko
|
|
São-Tomé-Zwerggecko
|
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São Tomé-dværggekko
|
1880 | |
Scalabotes thomensis Peters |
| |
Lygodactylus thomensis Boulenger 1885 |
1885 | |
Scalabotes rolasi Greef [substitute name for Scalabotes thomensis Peters 1880] (Wermuth 1965) |
Remarks:
Previously included delicatus and wermuthi.
Now restricted to Sao Tome and its satellite, Rolas Island.
Records from Principe and Annobon refer to delicatus and wermuthi, respectively.
Distribution:
Sao Tome & Principe
(Rolas Island,
Sao Tome).
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Lygodactylus tolampyae
|
Morondava Dwarf Gecko, Western Madagascar Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Morondava-Zwerggecko
|
|
Morondava-dværggekko
|
1872 | |
Hemidactylus tolampyae Grandidier |
| |
Lygodactylus tolampyae Mocquard 1909 |
1913 | |
Lygodactylus tuberifer Boettger (Puente, Glaw, Vieites & Vences 2009) |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
|
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|
Lygodactylus tsavoensis
|
Tsavo Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Tsavo-Zwerggecko
|
|
Tsavo-dværggekko
|
2019 | |
Lygodactylus tsavoensis Malonza, Bauer, Granthon, Williams & Wojnowski |
Remarks:
This species was described formally by Malonza, Bauer, Granthon, Williams & Wojnowski (2019), however, it had already been mentioned by Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon (2018).
Distribution:
Kenya,
Tanzania.
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Lygodactylus tuberosus
|
Tsimanampetsoa Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Tsimanampetsoa-Zwerggecko
|
|
Tsimanampetsoa-dværggekko
|
1965 | |
Lygodactylus tuberosus Mertens |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus ulli
|
Marojejy Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Marojejy-Zwerggecko
|
|
Marojejy-dværggekko
|
2022 | |
Lygodactylus ulli Vences, Multzsch, Gippner, Miralles, Crottini, Gehring, Rakotoarison, Ratsoavina, Glaw & Scherz |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus uluguruensis
|
Uluguru Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Uluguru-Zwerggecko
|
|
Uluguru-dværggekko
|
1964 | |
Lygodactylus scheffleri uluguruensis Pasteur |
| |
Lygodactylus uluguruensis Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 |
Remarks:
Some authors continue to regard uluguruensis as a subspecies of scheffleri (e.g., Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018).
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Lygodactylus verticillatus
|
Whorl-tailed Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Ringelschwanz-Zwerggecko
|
|
Ringhale-dværggekko
|
1895 | |
Lygodactylus verticillatus Mocquard |
Distribution:
Europa Island,
Madagascar.
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|
Lygodactylus viscatus
|
Jozani Dwarf Gecko, Copal Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Jozani-Zwerggecko
|
|
Jozani-dværggekko
|
1873 | |
Lygodactylus viscatus Vaillant |
1988 | |
Lygodactylus howelli Pasteur & Broadley (Pasteur 1995) |
| |
Lygodactylus somalicus howelli Kluge 1991 |
Remarks:
Nomenclatural status of this species is uncertain.
Some authors continue to use the name howelli (e.g., Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018).
Distribution:
Tanzania
(incl.
Zanzibar).
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Lygodactylus waterbergensis
|
Waterberg Dwarf Gecko
|
|
Waterberg-Zwerggecko
|
|
Waterberg-dværggekko
|
1992 | |
Lygodactylus waterbergensis Jacobsen |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Limpopo).
|
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|
Lygodactylus wermuthi
|
Annobon Dwarf Gecko, Annobon Day Gecko
|
|
Annobon-Zwerggecko
|
|
Annobon-dværggekko
|
1962 | |
Lygodactylus thomensis wermuthi Pasteur |
| |
Lygodactylus wermuthi Dollo 2017 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of thomensis.
Considered a separate species herein, following Dollo (2017).
Distribution:
Equatorial Guinea
(Annobon).
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Lygodactylus wetzeli
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Paraguayan Dwarf Gecko, (South American Dwarf Gecko)
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Paraguayischer Zwerggecko
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Paraguayisk Dværggekko
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1977 | |
Vanzoia wetseli Smith, Martin & Swain |
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Lygodactylus wetzeli Bons & Pasteur 1977 |
Remarks:
Originally placed in a separate genus, Vanzoia, containing the two New World Lygodactylus species (klugei, wetzeli).
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul),
Paraguay.
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Lygodactylus williamsi
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Turquoise Dwarf Gecko
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Turkis-Zwerggecko
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Turkis-dværggekko
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1952 | |
Lygodactylus picturatus williamsi Loveridge |
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Lygodactylus williamsi Kluge 1991 |
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Lygodactylus williamsi
© Rune Midtgaard
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Lygodactylus winki
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Stripeless Ampotsidy Dwarf Gecko
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Ungestreifter Ampotsidy-Zwerggecko
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Ustribet Ampotsidy-dværggekko
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2022 | |
Lygodactylus winki Vences, Multzsch, Gippner, Miralles, Crottini, Gehring, Rakotoarison, Ratsoavina, Glaw & Scherz |
Distribution:
Madagascar.
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Lygodactylus wojnowskii
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Mount Kenya Dwarf Gecko
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Mount Kenya-Zwerggecko
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Mount Kenya-dværggekko
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2016 | |
Lygodactylus wojnowskii Malonza, Granthon & Williams |
Distribution:
Kenya.
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