Bernard's dwarf gecko[1] (Lygodactylus bernardi), also commonly known as FitzSimons' dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Zimbabwe.[2]
| Bernard's 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. bernardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Lygodactylus bernardi V. FitzSimons, 1958
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Etymology
editThe specific name, bernardi, is in honor of British archaeologist Bernard Evelyn Buller Fagg.[1]
Geographic range
editL. bernardi is endemic to eastern Zimbabwe.[2] Lygodactylus bonsi from Malawi was originally described as a subspecies of L. bernardi.[3]
Description
editDorsally, L. bernardi is olive with pale spots. Ventrally, it is bluish-white on the throat, yellow on the belly, and orange to orange-brown on the tail.[4]
Adults are only 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).[4]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.(Lygodactylus bernardi, p. 24).
- ^ a b c Lygodactylus bernardi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 September 2021.
- ^ Lygodactylus bonsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b Branch, Bill (1998). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. p. 246. ISBN 9780883590423.
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 bernardi, p. 246 + Plate 90).
- FitzSimons V (1958). "On a small collection of reptiles and amphibians from the Inyanga District, S. Rhodesia". Occasional Papers of the National Museum of Southern Rhodesia 3: 204–214. (Lygodactylus bernardi, new species).
- Pasteur G (1962). "Notes préliminaires sur les lygodactyles (gekkonidés). II. Diagnose de quelques Lygodactylus d'Afrique". Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire 24: 606–614. (Lygodactylus bernardi bonsi, new subspecies). (in French).