Lygodactylus grotei, also known commonly as Grote's dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa and Southern Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.
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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. grotei
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| Binomial name | |
| Lygodactylus grotei Sternfeld, 1911
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Etymology
editThe specific name, grotei, is in honor of German ornithologist Hermann Grote, who collected the holotype of the species.[1]
The subspecific name, pakenhami, is in honor of R. H. W. Pakenham, who collected the holotype of the subspecies.[2]
Geographic range
editL. grotei is found in Tanzania and northern Mozambique.[1]
Subspecies
editTwo subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[1]
- Lygodactylus grotei grotei Sternfeld, 1911
- Lygodactylus grotei pakenhami Loveridge, 1941
References
edit- ^ a b c d Lygodactylus grotei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Loveridge (1941).
Further reading
edit- Loveridge A (1941). "New Geckos (Phelsuma & Lygodactylus), Snake (Leptotyphlops), and Frog (Phrynobatrachus) from Pemba Island, East Africa". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 54: 175–178. (Lygodactylus grotei pakenhami, new subspecies, pp. 176–177).
- Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Lygodactylus grotei, p. 105).
- Sternfeld R (1911). "Zur Reptilian-Fauna Deutsch-Ostafrikas ". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Fruende zu Berlin 1911: 244–251. (Lygodactylus grotei, new species, p. 245). (in German).