The Angola dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus angolensis) is a species of gecko native to southern Africa, where geckos in general have a high diversity. It is likely that they originated from Madagascar. They have been found in Angola, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Botswana, and Namibia.[1] They were first named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1896.[2]
| Angola dwarf gecko | |
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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. angolensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lygodactylus angolensis Bocage, 1896
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| Synonyms | |
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Lygodactylus laurae | |
References
edit- ^ "AFRICA". Zoo Institutes. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
- ^ Röll, Beate; Pröhl, Heike; Hoffmann, Klaus-Peter (2010-02-06). "Multigene phylogenetic analysis of Lygodactylus dwarf geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 56 (1): 327–335. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.02.002.