Pasteur's dwarf gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Lygodactylus |
Species: | L. arnoulti |
Binomial name | |
Lygodactylus arnoulti , 1965 |
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Geographic range of L.arnoulti on the island of Madagascar. |
Pasteur's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus arnoulti ), also commonly known as Arnoult's gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Madagascar.
The specific name, arnoulti, is in honor of French ichthyologist Jacques Arnoult (1914–1995).