Lygodactylus kimhowelli explained
Lygodactylus kimhowelli, also known commonly as Kim Howell's dwarf gecko, the Tanzanian dwarf gecko, and the zebra dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.
Etymology
The specific name, kimhowelli, is in honor of herpetologist Kim Monroe Howell (born 1945).[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. kimhowelli is forest, at altitudes from sea level to, but it has also been found in suburban gardens.
Behavior
L. kimhowelli is arboreal and diurnal.
Reproduction
L. kimhowelli is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs.
Further reading
- Pasteur G (1995). "Biodiversité et reptiles: diagnoses de sept nouvelles espèces fossiles et actuelles du genre de lézards Lygodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". Dumerilia 2: 1–21. (Lygodactylus kimhowelli, new species). (in French).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus kimhowelli, p. 93). (in German).
- Spawls, Stephen
- Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. .
Notes and References
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