Bons's dwarf day gecko

Bons's dwarf day gecko or Bons' dwarf day gecko (Lygodactylus bonsi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Malawi.

Bons's dwarf day gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species:
L. bonsi
Binomial name
Lygodactylus bonsi
Synonyms
  • Lygodactylus bernardi bonsi
    G. Pasteur, 1962
  • Lygodactylus bonsi
    — Rösler, 2000
  • Lygodactylus bonsi
    — Travers, Jackmann & Bauer, 2014

Etymology

The specific name, bonsi, is in honor of French herpetologist Jacques Bons (born 1933).

Taxonomy

L. bonsi was originally described as a subspecies of Bernard's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus bernardi), but has since year 2000 considered a full species.[2]

Geographic range

L. bonsi is found in the Mulanje Massif in southern Malawi.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. bonsi is rocky areas in grassland, at altitudes of 2,000–2,953 m (6,562–9,688 ft).[1]

Reproduction

L. bonsi is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Verburgt, L.; Pietersen, D.; Farooq, H.; Chapeta, Y. (2020). "Lygodactylus bonsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T150252994A150253011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T150252994A150253011.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Lygodactylus bonsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 September 2021.

Further reading
  • Pasteur G (1962). "Notes préliminaires sur les lygodactyles (gekkonidés). II. Diagnose de quelques Lygodactylus d'Afrique". Bulletin de l'Institute fondamental d'Afrique noire 24: 606–614. (Lygodactylus bernardi bonsi, new subspecies). (in French).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus bonsi, new status). (in German).
  • Travers SL, Jackman TR, Bauer AM (2014). "A molecular phylogeny of Afromontane dwarf geckos (Lygodactylus) reveals a single radiation and increased species diversity in a South African montane center of endemism". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 80: 31–42.



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