Bernard's dwarf gecko
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox 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]
Etymology
The specific name, bernardi, is in honor of British archaeologist Bernard Evelyn Buller Fagg.[1]
Geographic range
L. bernardi is endemic to eastern Zimbabwe.[2] Lygodactylus bonsi from Malawi was originally described as a subspecies of L. bernardi.[3]
Description
Dorsally, 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]
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Reproduction
L. bernardi is an oviparous species.[2]
References
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- ↑ 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.
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Further reading
- 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. Template:ISBN. (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).