Biology:Goggia microlepidota

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Short description: Species of lizard

Goggia microlepidota
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Goggia
Species:
G. microlepidota
Binomial name
Goggia microlepidota
(V. Fitzsimons, 1939)
Synonyms
  • Phyllodactylus microlepidotus
    V. Fitzsimons, 1939
  • Goggia microlepidota
    — Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997[2]

Goggia microlepidota, also known as the small-scaled dwarf leaf-toed gecko, small-scaled leaf-toed gecko, or small-scaled gecko, is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family. It is endemic to South Africa .[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bates, M.F.; Branch, W.R. (2018). "Goggia microlepidota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T17124A115652296. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T17124A115652296.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17124/115652296. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Branch, Bill. 2004. Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition. Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN:0-88359-042-5. (Goggia microlepidota, p. 242 + Plate 87).
  • FitzSimons VFM. 1939. Descriptions of some new species and subspecies of lizards from South Africa. Ann. Transvaal Mus. (Pretoria) 20 (1): 5–16. (Phyllodactylus microlepidotus, new species).

Wikidata ☰ Q3109863 entry