Lygodactylus expectatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species: Lygodactylus expectatus

Name

Lygodactylus expectatus Pasteur & Blanc, 1968

• Holotype: MNHN 1990.1 (original number BP 640).
• Type locality: “Karst d’Ambilobe (Ankarana), à une douzaine de kilomètres au NNW de cette localité”.

References

Primary references

• Pasteur, G. & Blanc, C.-P. [1967] 1968. Les lézards du sous-genre malgache de lygodactyles Domerguella (Gekkonidés). Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France 92(3): 583–597. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Vences, M., Multzsch, M., Gippner, S., Miralles, A., Crottini, A., Gehring, P.-S., Rakotoarison, A., Ratsoavina, F.M., Glaw, F. & Scherz, M.D. 2022. Integrative revision of the Lygodactylus madagascariensis group reveals an unexpected diversity of little brown geckos in Madagascar’s rainforest. Zootaxa 5179(1): 1–61. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5179.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Vences, M. 2011. IUCN: Lygodactylus expectatus  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172863A6931674. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172863A6931674.en

Vernacular names

English: Ambilobe Dwarf Gecko