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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Methuen's Dwarf Gecko, Woodbrush Dwarf Gecko
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
()
- Infraorder:
Gekkota
()
- Family:
Gekkonidae
()
- Subfamily:
Gekkoninae
()
- Genus:
Lygodactylus
()
- Gray, 1864
- Specific name:
methueni
- Fitzsimons, 1937
- Scientific name: - Lygodactylus methueni Fitzsimons, 1937
- Specific name:
methueni
- Fitzsimons, 1937
- Genus:
Lygodactylus
(
- Subfamily:
Gekkoninae
(
- Family:
Gekkonidae
(
- Infraorder:
Gekkota
(
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Lygodactylus methueni — Kluge 1993 • Lygodactylus methueni — Loveridge 1947: 218 • Lygodactylus methueni — Wermuth 1965: 105 • Lygodactylus< /i> (Lygodactylus) Methueni — RÖsler 2000: 93
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Lygodactylus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 51 species and subspecies in this genus:
L. angolensis (Angola Dwarf Gecko) · L. angularis (Angulate Dwarf Gecko) · L. arnoulti (Pasteur's Dwarf Gecko) · L. bernardi (Fitzsimons' Dwarf Gecko) · L. bivittis (Tiny Scaled Gecko) · L. blancae (Blanc's Dwarf Gecko) · L. blanci (Blanc's Dwarf Gecko) · L. bradfieldi (Bradfield's Dwarf Gecko) · L. broadleyi (Broadley) · L. capensis (Cape Dwarf Gecko) · L. chobiensis (Chobe Dwarf Gecko) · L. conradti (Matschie's Dwarf Gecko) · L. conraui (Cameroon Dwarf Gecko) · L. decaryi (Angel's Dwarf Gecko) · L. depressus (Zaire Dwarf Gecko) · L. expectatus (Ambilobe Dwarf Gecko) · L. fischeri (Fischer's Dwarf Gecko) · L. grandisonae (Bunty's Dwarf Gecko) · L. gravis (Usambara Dwarf Gecko) · L. guibei (Westem Dwarf Gecko) · L. gutturalis (Uganda Dwarf Gecko) · L. heterurus (Boettger's Dwarf Gecko) · L. inexpectatus (Dar-Es-Salaam Dwarf Gecko) · L. insularis (Insular Dwarf Gecko) · L. keniensis (Parker's Dwarf Gecko) · L. klemmeri (Malagasy Dwarf Gecko) · L. klugei (K'uge's Dwarf Gecko) · L. lawrencei (Lawrence's Dwarf Gecko) · L. luteopicturatus (Yellow-Headed Dwarf Gecko) · L. madagascariensis (Madagascar Dwarf Gecko) · L. manni (Mann's Dwarf Gecko) · L. methueni (Methuen's Dwarf Gecko) · L. miops (Gunther's Dwarf Gecko) · L. montanus (Mount Ivohibe Gecko) · L. nigropunctatus (Black-Spotted Dwarf Gecko) · L. ocellatus (Ocellated Dwarf Gecko) · L. ornatus (Ornate Dwarf Gecko) · L. picturatus (Painted Dwarf Gecko) · L. pictus (Robust Dwarf Gecko) · L. rarus (Thin Dwarf Gecko) · L. rex (King Dwarf Gecko) · L. scheffleri (Scheffler's Dwarf Gecko) · L. scorteccii (Scortecci's Dwarf Gecko) · L. septemtuberculatus (Seven-Bump Dwarf Gecko) · L. somalicus (Somali Dwarf Gecko) · L. stevensoni (Stevenson's Dwarf Gecko) · L. thomensis (Annobon Dwarf Gecko) · L. tolampyae (Grandidier's Dwarf Gecko) · L. verticillatus (Mocquard's Dwarf Gecko) · L. wetzeli (South American Dwarf Gecko) · L. williamsi (Williams' Dwarf Gecko)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 5, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- TIGR Reptile Database . Release date: October 2, 2007
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Lygodactylus methueni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2541844
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-4487
- IUCN ID: 220699
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 623269
Footnotes
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Lygodactylus methueni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
