Scortecci's dwarf gecko explained
Scortecci's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus scorteccii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, scorteccii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Giuseppe Scortecci.[1]
Geographic range
L. scorteccii is found in Ethiopia, northwestern Kenya, and Somalia.
Reproduction
L. scorteccii is oviparous.
Further reading
- Pasteur G (1959). "Diagnose de Lygodactylus picturatus scorteccii subsp. nov. (gekkonidés)". Société des Sciences Naturelles et Physiques du Maroc 59 (7): 105–106. (Lygodactylus picturatus scorteccii, new subspecies). (in French).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (in German). Lygodactylus (Lygodactylus) scorteccii, p. 94.
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. .
Notes and References
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Lygodactylus scorteccii, p. 239).