The western dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus guibei), also known commonly as Guibé's dwarf day gecko, is a small species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
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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. guibei
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| Lygodactylus guibei G. Pasteur, 1965[2]
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Etymology
editThe specific name, guibei, is in honor of French herpetologist Jean Marius René Guibé.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of L. guibei is forest, at altitudes of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Vences, M. (2020). "Lygodactylus guibei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T172775A176628955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T172775A176628955.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Species Lygodactylus guibei at The 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. (Lygodactylus guibei, p. 111).
Further reading
edit- Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-01-3.
- Pasteur G (1965). "Notes préliminaires sur les lygodactyles (gekkonidés). IV. Diagnoses de quelques formes africaines et malgaches ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 36: 311–314. (Lygodactylus guibei, new species). (in French).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus guibei, p. 93). (in German).