| 词条 | Bernard's dwarf gecko |
| 释义 |
| name = Bernard's dwarf gecko | image = | image_caption = | genus = Lygodactylus | species = bernardi | authority = V. FitzSimons, 1958 }} Bernard's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus bernardi), also commonly known as FitzSimons's dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa. EtymologyThe specific name, bernardi, is in honor of British archaeologist Bernard Evelyn Buller Fagg.[1] Geographic rangeL. bernardi is native to southern Malawi and eastern Zimbabwe. DescriptionDorsally, L. bernardi is olive with pale spots. Ventrally, it is bluish-white on the throat, yellow on the belly, and orange to orange-brown on the tail.[2]Adults are only {{convert|3|-|4|cm|in|abbr=on}} in snout-to-vent length.[2] ReproductionL. bernardi is an oviparous species.[3]SubspeciesTwo subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[3]
References1. ^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}}. (Lygodactylus bernardi, p. 24). 2. ^1 Branch, Bill (1998). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. 399 pp. (Lygodactylus bernardi, p. 246 + Plate 90). https://books.google.com/books?id=hs9EzcxkCE4C&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=Bernard%27s+dwarf+gecko&source=bl&ots=qz4lmh-F0Z&sig=roWlPTkFwEg7-D-6oXh5bdJalck&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj45-Hrr4LPAhXCQyYKHd9-B4QQ6AEITzAL#v=onepage&q=Bernard's%20dwarf%20gecko&f=false 3. ^1 "Lygodactylus bernardi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Further reading
3 : Lygodactylus|Taxa named by Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons|Reptiles described in 1958 |
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