Scheffler's dwarf gecko

Scheffler's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus scheffleri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa. There are three recognized subspecies.

Scheffler's dwarf gecko
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Lygodactylus
Species:	L. scheffleri
Binomial name
Lygodactylus scheffleri Sternfeld, 1912
Synonyms[2]
Lygodactylus fischeri Var. scheffleri Sternfeld, 1912 Lygodactylus fischeri scheffleri — Loveridge, 1920 Lygodactylus scheffleri — Kluge, 1993

Etymology

The specific name, scheffleri, is in honor of Georg Scheffler, who was a German collector of natural history specimens,^[3] and who collected the holotype.^[2]

Geographic range

L. scheffleri is found in Kenya and Tanzania.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. scheffleri are forest and savanna.^[1]

Reproduction

L. scheffleri is oviparous.^[2]

Subspecies

The following three subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.^[2]

• Lygodactylus scheffleri compositus G. Pasteur, 1964
• Lygodactylus scheffleri scheffleri Sternfeld, 1912
• Lygodactylus scheffleri ulugurensis G. Pasteur, 1964