Low lying gecko

The low-lying gecko (Microgecko depressus) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to western Pakistan.^[2]

Low lying gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Microgecko
Species:	M. depressus
Binomial name
Microgecko depressus (Minton & J.A. Anderson, 1965)
Synonyms[2]
Tropiocolotes depressus Minton & J.A. Anderson, 1965 Asiocolotes depressus — Kluge, 1993 Microgecko depressus Sindaco & Jeremčenko, 2008

Locomotion

M. depressus assumes a "serpentine"^[3] position for a short period of time when alarmed or threatened. This type of locomotive pattern resumes after a slow jerk, whilst advancing in this position each halt (or stoppage).^[4][5]

Reproduction

M. depressus is oviparous.^[2]