Angel's dwarf gecko

Angel's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus decaryi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, decaryi, is in honor of French botanist .

Geographic range

L. decaryi is found in southern Madagascar.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. decaryi is savanna, at an altitude of .

Reproduction

L. decaryi is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• Angel F (1930). "Sur un lézard nouveau de Madagascar, appartenant au genre Lygodactylus. (Matériaux de la mission R. Decary, en 1926)". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 55: 253–255. (Lygodactylus decaryi, new species). (in French).
• Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. .
• , Glaw F, , Vences M (2009). "Review of the systematics, morphology and distribution of Malagasy dwarf geckos, genera Lygodactylus and Microscalabotes (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Zootaxa 2103: 1–76. (Lygodactylus decaryi, p. 51).
• (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus decaryi, p. 92). (in German).