Lygodactylus regulus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species: Lygodactylus regulus

Name

• Lygodactylus regulus Portik, Travers, Bauer & Branch, 2013: 423

Holotype: MVZ 266138, adult ♂, collected by D.M. Portik on 10 August 2011.

Type locality: “Mozambique, Zambézia Province, Mt. Namuli (15°23'15"S, 37°04'24"E, 1281 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Portik, D.M., Travers, S.L., Bauer, A.M. & Branch, W.R. 2013. A new species of Lygodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) endemic to Mount Namuli, an isolated ‘sky island’ of northern Mozambique. Zootaxa 3710(5): 415–435. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3710.5.2 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lygodactylus regulus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 December 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Prince Dwarf Gecko