Lygodactylus grotei, also known commonly as Grote's dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa and Southern Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.

Lygodactylus grotei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species:
L. grotei
Binomial name
Lygodactylus grotei
Sternfeld, 1911
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Etymology

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The specific name, grotei, is in honor of German ornithologist Hermann Grote, who collected the holotype of the species.[1]

The subspecific name, pakenhami, is in honor of R. H. W. Pakenham, who collected the holotype of the subspecies.[2]

Geographic range

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L. grotei is found in Tanzania and northern Mozambique.[1]

Subspecies

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Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[1]

References

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Further reading

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  • Loveridge A (1941). "New Geckos (Phelsuma & Lygodactylus), Snake (Leptotyphlops), and Frog (Phrynobatrachus) from Pemba Island, East Africa". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 54: 175–178. (Lygodactylus grotei pakenhami, new subspecies, pp. 176–177).
  • Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Lygodactylus grotei, p. 105).
  • Sternfeld R (1911). "Zur Reptilian-Fauna Deutsch-Ostafrikas ". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Fruende zu Berlin 1911: 244–251. (Lygodactylus grotei, new species, p. 245). (in German).