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Continent: Africa
Distribution: SW Zimbabwe
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Stevenson's dwarf gecko

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Stevenson's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus stevensoni) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, stevensoni, is in honor of James Stevenson-Hamilton, the "father" of Kruger National Park.[1]

Geographic range

L. stevensoni is found in northeastern South Africa and southwestern Zimbabwe.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. stevensoni is wooded granite-hills, where it is found on rocks and beneath the bark of dead trees.[3]

Description

Adults of L. stevensoni have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in).[3]

Reproduction

L. stevensoni is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygodatylus stevensoni, p. 253).
  2. ^ a b Lygodactylus stevensoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ a b Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Lygodactylus stevensoni, p. 249 + Plate 91).
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Stevenson's dwarf gecko: Brief Summary

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Stevenson's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus stevensoni) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

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