Lygodactylus tsavoensis

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 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 tsavoensis

Name

Lygodactylus tsavoensis Malonza, Bauer, Granthon, Williams & Wojnowski, 2019: 313

• Holotype: NMK L1384/2, adult ♂, collected by Patrick K. Malonza, Joash O. Nyamache and Beryl A. Bwong on 14 May 2013.
• Type locality: “KMC Ranch—Bachuma, Tsavo area, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya (03°40.775’ S, 038°58.692’ E, 423 m)”.

References

Primary references

• Malonza, P.K., Bauer, A.M., Granthon, C., Williams, D.A. & Wojnowski, D. 2019. A new species of gecko of the genus Lygodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from southeastern Kenya. Zootaxa 4609(2): 308–320. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4609.2.6 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lygodactylus tsavoensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 April 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Tsavo Dwarf Gecko