Blanc's dwarf gecko
| Blanc's dwarf gecko | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lygodactylus |
| Species: | L. blanci |
| Binomial name | |
| Lygodactylus blanci G. Pasteur, 1967 | |
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Lygodactylus blanci, commonly called Blanc's dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko native to central Madagascar.[2]
Etymology
Both the specific name, blanci, and the common name, Blanc's dwarf gecko, are in honor of French herpetologist Charles Pierre Blanc.[3]
References
- ↑ Raxworthy, C.J. & Vences, M. (2010). "Lygodactylus blanci ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Lygodactylus blanci at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygodactylus blanci, p. 26).
Further reading
- Pasteur G. 1967. "Note préliminaire sur les geckos du genre Lygodactylus rapportés par Charles Blanc du Mont Ibity (Madagascar)". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 39: 439-443.
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