Mann's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus manni) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa.
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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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Etymology
editThe specific name, manni, is in honor of William Montana Mann, who was an American entomologist and zoo director.[3]
Geographic range
editL. manni is found in southwestern Kenya and northern Tanzania.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of L. manni is savanna, at altitudes of 1,000–1,800 m (3,300–5,900 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c 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
edit- 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).