Stevenson's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus stevensoni) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native 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. stevensoni
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| Lygodactylus stevensoni Hewitt, 1926
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Etymology
editThe specific name, stevensoni, is in honor of James Stevenson-Hamilton, the "father" of Kruger National Park.[1]
Geographic range
editL. stevensoni is found in northeastern South Africa and southwestern Zimbabwe.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of L. stevensoni is wooded granite-hills, where it is found on rocks and beneath the bark of dead trees.[3]
Description
editAdults of L. stevensoni have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in).[3]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygodatylus stevensoni, p. 253).
- ^ a b Lygodactylus stevensoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ a b 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 stevensoni, p. 249 + Plate 91).
Further reading
edit- Hewitt J (1926). "Descriptions of some new species of batrachians and lizards from South Africa". Annals of the Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg 5: 435–448. (Lygodactylus stevensoni, new species).
- Röll B, Pröhl H, Hoffmann K-P (2010). "Multigene phylogenetic analysis of Lygodactylus dwarf geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56 (1): 327–335.
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus stevensoni, p. 94). (in German).