Lygodactylus scorteccii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species: Lygodactylus scorteccii

Name

Lygodactylus scorteccii Pasteur, 1959

• Holotype: MNHN-RA-1902.0337, ♂.
• Type locality: “Somalia”.

Combinations

• Lygodactylus picturatus scorteccii Pasteur, 1959: 105 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Lygodactylus scorteccii — Kluge, 1991 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

References

Primary references

• Pasteur, G. 1959. Diagnose de Lygodactylus picturatus scorteccii subsp. nov. (gekkonidés). Societe des Sciences Naturelles et Physiques du Maroc 59(7): 105–106.

Links

• Spawls, S. & Malonza, P. 2021. IUCN: Lygodactylus scorteccii  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T21267598A21267613. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T21267598A21267613.en. Accessed on 01 July 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Scortecci's Dwarf Gecko