Biology:Mann's dwarf gecko
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lygodactylus |
| Species: | L. manni
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| Lygodactylus manni Loveridge, 1928
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Mann's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus manni) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, manni, is in honor of William Montana Mann, who was an American entomologist and zoo director.[3]
Geographic range
L. manni is found in southwestern Kenya and northern Tanzania.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. manni is savanna, at altitudes of 1,000–1,800 m (3,300–5,900 ft).[1]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spawls, S.; Beraduccii, J.; Malonza, P. (2014). "Lygodactylus manni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T44648430A45124732. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T44648430A45124732.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44648430/45124732. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lygodactylus manni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 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 manni, p. 167).
Further reading
- Loveridge A (1928). "Description of a new species of gecko from Tanganyika territory, Africa". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 72 (24): 1-2 + Plate I). (Lygodactylus manni, new species).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Gekkotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus manni, p. 93). (in German).
- Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London, New Delhi, New York, Sydney: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN:978-1472935618. (Lygodactylus manni, p. 110).
Wikidata ☰ Q3269327 entry
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