Lygodactylus rex

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 rex

Name

• Lygodactylus rex Broadley, 1963: 285

Holotype: NMZB-UM 4250, adult ♂, collected by D.G. Broadley and L. Balarin on 23 December 1962.

Type locality: “Lujeri Estate, at the foot of Mlanje Mountain (approx. 2,500 feet), Nyasaland”.

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1963. Three new lizards from south Nyasaland and Tete. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 13, 6(65): 285–288. DOI: 10.1080/00222936308651355 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lygodactylus rex. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: King Dwarf Gecko