Lawrence's dwarf gecko

Lawrence's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus lawrencei) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, lawrencei, is in honor of South African entomologist Reginald Frederick Lawrence.

Geographic range

L. lawrencei is found in southern Angola, and adjacent northern Namibia.

Description

L. lawrencei is a small species. The snout-to-vent length (SVL) of adults is . Dorsally, it is ashy-gray with many thin broken dark stripes. Ventrally, it is white.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of L. lawrencei is rocky, dry savanna and shrubland, at altitudes of .

Reproduction

L. lawrencei is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• Hewitt J (1926). "Some New or Little-known Reptiles and Batrachians from South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum 20: 473–490 + Plates XLIV–XLV. (Lygodactylus lawrencei, new species, pp. 478–479).
• Loveridge A (1947). "Revision of the African Lizards of the Family Gekkonidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 98: 1–469. (Lygodactylus picturatus lawrencei, p. 223).
• (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus lawrencei, p. 93). (in German).
• Schleicher, Alfred (2020). Reptiles of Namibia. Windhoek, Namibia: Kuiseb Publishers. 271 pp. .