Lygodactylus laterimaculatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species: Lygodactylus laterimaculatus

Name

Lygodactylus laterimaculatus Pasteur, 1964

• Holotype: MCZ 18255, ♂.
• Type locality: “Mbuyuni, monts Teita au Kilimandjaro”.

Combinations

• Lygodactylus scheffleri laterimaculatus Pasteur, 1964: 39 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Lygodactylus laterimaculatus — Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe, 2002 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

References

Primary references

• Pasteur, G. 1964. Recherches sur l’évolution des lygodactyles, lézards afro-malgaches actuels. Travaux de l'Institut Scientifique Chérifien. Série Zoologie 29: 1–132. Reference page. 

Links

• Spawls, S., Beraduccii, J. & Malonza, P. 2014. IUCN: Lygodactylus laterimaculatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T44928818A44928843. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T44928818A44928843.en. Accessed on 01 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Side-spotted Dwarf Gecko