Methuen's dwarf gecko

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| name = Methuen's dwarf gecko

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| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author1=Tolley, K.A. |author2=Weeber, J. |author3=Pietersen, D. |author4=Conradie, W. |author5=Alexander, G.J. |date=2022 |title=Lygodactylus methueni |volume=2022 |page=e.T12439A197400102|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12439/197400102 |access-date=30 July 2022}}

| taxon = Lygodactylus methueni

| authority = V. Fitzsimons, 1937

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Methuen's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus methueni), also known commonly as the Woodbrush dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, methueni, is in honor of British naturalist Paul Ayshford Methuen.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 methueni, p. 177).

Geographic range

L. methueni is endemic to South Africa and is found near Haenertsburg in the Woodbush Forest area and Haenertsburg Common.

Description

L. methueni is olive-grey.

Behaviour

L. methueni basks on the boles of large trees or on rocky outcrops.

Reproduction

L. methueni is oviparous.{{EMBL species|genus=Lygodactylus|species=EMBL}}. www.reptile-database.org.

Conservation status

Forestry plantations and frequent fires pose a threat to the habitat of L. methueni and have resulted in a reduction in the population.{{cite web|url=http://www.haenertsburg.co.za/FrOHG/index.cfm?Aid=1885891234|title="METHUEN'S DWARF GECKO". Friends of the Haenertsburg Grasslands (FroHG)|accessdate=1 November 2014}}