Grandidier's Dwarf Gecko

About the Grandidier's Dwarf Gecko

Grandidier's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus tolampyae) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. The specific name, tolampyae, may refer to Ambatolampy, a city in Madagascar. Grandidier gave no explanation.

The preferred natural habitat of L. tolampyae is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,600 m (5,200 ft). L. tolampyae is oviparous. Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.

Grandidier A (1872). "Description de quelques Reptiles nouveaux découverts a Madagascar en 1870 ". Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Cinquième Série [Fifth Series], Zoologie et Paléontologie 15 (20): 6–11. (Hemidactylus tolampyæ, new species, p. 8). (in French).

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