Latifi's dwarf gecko (Microgecko latifi), also known commonly as the Zagros tiny gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Iran.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Microgecko |
| Species: | M. latifi
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| Microgecko latifi (Leviton & S.C. Anderson, 1972)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, latifi, is in honor of Iranian herpetologist Mahmoud Latifi.[3]
Geographic range
editM. latifi is found in the Zagros Mountains in Iran in the provinces of Fars, Kerman, and Markazi.[2]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ Soheila Shafiei Bafti, Steven Anderson, Mozafar Sharifi.; Theodore Papenfuss (2009). "Microgecko latifi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T164569A5908629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164569A5908629.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d Microgecko latifi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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. (Tropiocolotes latifi, p. 151).
Further reading
edit- Bauer, Aaron M.; Masroor, Rafaqat; Titus-McQuillan, James; Heinicke, Matthew P.; Daza, Juan D.; Jackman, Todd R. (2013). "A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa 3599 (4): 301–324.
- Leviton, Alan E.; Anderson, Steven C. (1972). "Description of a new species of Tropiocolotes (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) with a revised key to the genus". Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences (96): 1–7. (Tropiocolotes latifi, new species).