Okavango dwarf gecko
{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Okavango dwarf gecko
| image = Lygodactylus chobiensis.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = {{Cite journal | author = Broadley, D.G. | author2 = Martiz, B. | name-list-style = amp | title = Lygodactylus chobiensis | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2010 | page = e.T174118A7018090 | publisher = IUCN | date = 2010 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T174118A7018090.en | doi-access = free }}
| taxon = Lygodactylus chobiensis
| authority = FitzSimons, 1932
| synonyms = Lygodactylus picturatus subsp. chobiensis FitzSimons, 1932
| range_map = Lygodactylus chobiensis distribution.png
}}
The Okavango dwarf gecko or Chobe dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus chobiensis) is a species of gecko found along the Chobe and Zambesi Rivers and into the Okavango Delta, and into Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia.{{NRDB species|genus=Lygodactylus|species=chobiensis|accessdate=9 April 2015}}
Description
A large dwarf gecko (normally 25–30 mm in snout–vent length) with males being slightly larger than the females. It has a blue-grey back covered with large pale spots and a yellow belly. The male throat may be black or pale yellow and has two dark chevrons.{{cite web | title=Africa Wild Reptile Book: Lizards - Photos & Descriptions | url=http://sagr.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=245&t=1875&start=40 | access-date=1 November 2014}}
They mature at around 9 months and have a lifespan of 18 months.
Habitat
The Okavango dwarf gecko is normally arboreal and can found on tree trunks and sometimes buildings of the tropical savanna and flooded grasslands. It prefers to forage high up in trees and can often be found on acacia, baobab and mopane trees.
Diet
Their diet is mainly ants and termites.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hs9EzcxkCE4C&q=Lygodactylus+capensis+description&pg=PA247 | title=Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa | access-date=1 November 2014 | author=Branch, William R. | pages=247| isbn=9781868720408 | year=1998 }}
Reproduction
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Category:Reptiles of Mozambique