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Latifi's dwarf gecko

{{short description|Species of reptiles, genus of Microgecko}}

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| image = Microgecko latifi (4) (18111901203).jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Soheila Shafiei Bafti |author2=Steven Anderson |author2-link=species:Steven Clement Anderson |author3=Mozafar Sharifi |author3-link=species:Mozafar Sharifi |author4=Theodore Papenfuss |author4-link=species:Theodore Johnstone Papenfuss |date=2009 |title=Microgecko latifi |volume=2009 |page=e.T164569A5908629 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164569A5908629.en}}

| genus = Microgecko

| species = latifi

| authority = (Leviton & S.C. Anderson, 1972)

| synonyms = *Tropiocolotes latifi
{{small|Leviton & S.C. Anderson, 1972}}

  • Tropiocolotes (Microgecko) latifi
    {{small|— Golubev, 1984}}
  • Microgecko latifi
    {{small|— Kluge, 1993}}
  • Microgecko latifi
    {{small|— Bauer et al., 2013}}

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Latifi's dwarf gecko (Microgecko latifi), also known commonly as the Zagros tiny gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Iran.{{NRDB species|genus=Microgecko|species=latifi}}. www.reptile-database.org.

Etymology

The specific name, latifi, is in honor of Iranian herpetologist Mahmoud Latifi.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}}. (Tropiocolotes latifi, p. 151).

Geographic range

M. latifi is found in the Zagros Mountains in Iran in the provinces of Fars, Kerman, and Markazi.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. latifi is shrubland near fresh water.

Reproduction

M. latifi is oviparous.

References

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Further reading

  • Bauer, Aaron M.; Masroor, Rafaqat; Titus-McQuillan, James; Heinicke, Matthew P.; Daza, Juan D.; Jackman, Todd R. (2013). "A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa 3599 (4): 301–324.
  • Leviton, Alan E.; Anderson, Steven C. (1972). "Description of a new species of Tropiocolotes (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) with a revised key to the genus". Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences (96): 1–7. (Tropiocolotes latifi, new species).
  • Rösler, Herbert (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Tropiocolotes latifi, p. 118). (in German).
  • Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Didtributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. {{ISBN|978-88-89504-14-7}}.

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Category:Microgecko

Category:Reptiles described in 1972

Category:Reptiles of Iran

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