Western dwarf gecko [SEP] parent taxon
Western dwarf gecko
The western dwarf gecko ("Lygodactylus guibei" ) is a small species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Etymology.
The specific name, "guibei", is in honor of French herpetologist Jean Marius René Guibé.
Further reading.
- Glaw F, Vences M (1994). "A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition". Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale.
subspecies still recognized are listed. A taxon author in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a different genus.
- "Gehyra leopoldi" – Leopold's dtella
- "Hemiphyllodactylus margarethae" – Sumatran dwarf tree gecko
- "Scinax proboscideus" – Gran Rio snouted treefrog
- "Cyrtodactylus papuensis" – Papuan bow-fingered gecko
- "Nactus vankampeni" – Van Kampen's bow-fingered gecko
- "Ramphotyphlops similis" – Manokwari blindsnake
- "Ramphotyphlops supranasalis" – Salawati