Bradfield's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus bradfieldi) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.
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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. bradfieldi
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| Lygodactylus bradfieldi Hewitt, 1932
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Geographic range
editL. bradfieldi is native to southern Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Republic of South Africa.[2]
Etymology
editThe specific name, bradfieldi, is in honor of R.D. Bradfield (1882–1949), who was a South African farmer and naturalist.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of L. bradfieldi are desert and savanna.[4]
Description
editL. bradfieldi may attain a snout-to-vent length of 3 cm (1.2 in). Dorsally, it is grayish brown, with white and black stripes. Ventrally, it is cream-colored.[4]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Species Lygodactylus bradfieldi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ "Bradfield's dwarf gecko/Lygodactylus bradfieldi ". Zoo Institutes. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ 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 bradfieldi, p. 36).
- ^ a b Branch (2004).
Further reading
edit- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Lygodactylus bradfieldi, p. 246 + Plate 91).
- Broadley DG (1991). "Geographical Distribution: Lygodactylus bradfieldi Hewitt 1932". Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 39 (1): 19.
- Hewitt J (1932). "Some New Species and Subspecies of South African Batrachians and Lizards". Annals of the Natal Museum 7 (1): 105-128 + Plate VI. (Lygodactylus bradfieldi, new species, pp. 126–128 + Plate VI, figure 10).
- Jacobsen NHG (2011). "The distribution of Lygodactylus bradfieldi Hewitt 1932 in Limpopo Province, South Africa". African Herp News, Newsletter of the Herpetological Association of Africa (53): 21–27.
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus bradfieldi, p. 92). (in German).