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Dwarf yellow-headed gecko

Yellow-headed dwarf gecko
Dwarf Yellow-headed gecko edit.jpg
In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species: L. luteopicturatus
Binomial name
Lygodactylus luteopicturatus
Pasteur, 1964
Subspecies
  • L. l. zanzibaritis Pasteur, 1964
  • L. l. luteopicturatus Pasteur, 1964

The yellow-headed dwarf gecko or dwarf yellow-headed gecko (Lygodactylus luteopicturatus) is a small species of dwarf gecko found in the rocky areas of southern Kenya, eastern Tanzania, and Zanzibar. It can grow up to 90 millimetres (3.5 in), but on average attains a length of 80 millimetres (3.1 in) with a snout-vent (body) length of 39 millimetres (1.5 in). The tail length can be equal to the length of the body from snout to the anus (SVL or Snout-Vent Length).



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