South American dwarf gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Lygodactylus |
Species: | L. wetzeli
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Binomial name | |
Lygodactylus wetzeli | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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The South American dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus wetzeli) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South America.
The specific name, wetzeli, is in honor of American mammalogist Ralph M. Wetzel. [3]
L. wetzeli is found in eastern Bolivia, midwestern Brazil, and northern Paraguay. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of L. wetzeli is savanna. [1]