Goggia microlepidota
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.[3]
| Goggia microlepidota | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Goggia |
| Species: | G. microlepidota |
| Binomial name | |
| Goggia microlepidota (V. Fitzsimons, 1939) | |
| Synonyms | |
References
- Bates, M.F. & Branch, W.R. 2018. Goggia microlepidota. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T17124A115652296. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T17124A115652296.en. Downloaded on 02 January 2019.
- The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Goggia microlepidota. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
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).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.