Bons's dwarf day gecko or Bons' dwarf day gecko (Lygodactylus bonsi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Malawi.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lygodactylus |
| Species: | L. bonsi
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| Lygodactylus bonsi G. Pasteur, 1962
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Etymology
editThe specific name, bonsi, is in honour of French herpetologist Jacques Bons (born 1933).
Taxonomy
editL. bonsi was originally described as a subspecies of Bernard's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus bernardi), but has since year 2000 considered a full species.[2]
Geographic range
editL. bonsi is found in the Mulanje Massif in southern Malawi.[1][2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of L. bonsi is rocky areas in grassland, at altitudes of 2,000–2,953 m (6,562–9,688 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Verburgt, L.; Pietersen, D.; Farooq, H.; Chapeta, Y. (2020). "Lygodactylus bonsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T150252994A150253011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T150252994A150253011.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Lygodactylus bonsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 September 2021.
Further reading
edit- Pasteur G (1962). "Notes préliminaires sur les lygodactyles (gekkonidés). II. Diagnose de quelques Lygodactylus d'Afrique". Bulletin de l'Institute fondamental d'Afrique noire 24: 606–614. (Lygodactylus bernardi bonsi, new subspecies). (in French).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus bonsi, new status). (in German).
- Travers SL, Jackman TR, Bauer AM (2014). "A molecular phylogeny of Afromontane dwarf geckos (Lygodactylus) reveals a single radiation and increased species diversity in a South African montane center of endemism". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 80: 31–42.