Scortecci's dwarf gecko
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| genus = Lygodactylus
| species = scorteccii
| authority = G. Pasteur, 1959
| synonyms = *Lygodactylus picturatus scorteccii
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- Lygodactylus scorteccii
{{small|— Kluge, 1993}} - Lygodactylus (Lygodactylus) scorteccii
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Scortecci's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus scorteccii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa.
Etymology
Geographic range
L. scorteccii is found in Ethiopia, northwestern Kenya, and Somalia.{{NRDB species|genus=Lygodactylus|species=scorteccii}}
Reproduction
L. scorteccii is oviparous.
References
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Further reading
- Pasteur G (1959). "Diagnose de Lygodactylus picturatus scorteccii subsp. nov. (gekkonidés)". Société des Sciences Naturelles et Physiques du Maroc 59 (7): 105–106. (Lygodactylus picturatus scorteccii, new subspecies). (in French).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (in German). Lygodactylus (Lygodactylus) scorteccii, p. 94.
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. {{ISBN|978-1472935618}}.
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Category:Reptiles described in 1959
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