White-headed dwarf gecko

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = White-headed dwarf gecko

| image = Lygodactylus picturatus 40111284 (cropped).jpg

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| image2_caption = Female

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Safari, I. |author2=Spawls, S. |author3=Branch, W.R. |author4=Malonza, P.K. |date=2021 |title=Lygodactylus picturatus |volume=2021 |page=e.T178236A42470590 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T178236A42470590.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| taxon = Lygodactylus picturatus

| authority = (Peters, 1871){{ITIS|id=818890 |taxon=Lygodactylus picturatus (W. Peters, 1871)}}

| synonyms = Hemidactylus picturatus Peters, 1871

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The white-headed dwarf gecko or painted dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus picturatus) is a species of Lygodactylus gecko widely distributed in Africa.{{NRDB species|genus=Lygodactylus|species=picturatus|accessdate=9 June 2015}}

One subspecies is recognized, in addition to the nominate one: Lygodactylus picturatus sudanensis Loveridge, 1935, the Sudani dwarf gecko. The species Lygodactylus luteopicturatus was synonymized with L. picturatus in 2004.

File:White-headed dwarf gecko.jpg.]]