Lygodactylus klugei (Smith, Martin & Swain 1977) articles

Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: NE Brazil (Bahia)
Type locality: Brasil, Pernambuco,, Carnaubeira

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Kluge's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus klugei) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to northeastern Brazil.

The specific name, klugei, is in honor of American herpetologist Arnold G. Kluge.^[3]

L. klugei is found in the Brazilian States of Bahia, Ceará, Piauí, and Rio Grande do Norte.^[2]

The preferred natural habitat of L. klugei is savanna.^[1]

L. klugei mainly preys upon insects and spiders, but it also eats nectar.^[4]

L. klugei is oviparous.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Colli GR et al. (25 authors) (2019). "Lygodactylus klugei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T110212120A110212143. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T110212120A110212143.pt. Downloaded on 28 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lygodactylus klugei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygodactylus klugei, p. 143).
^ Aximov, Izar; Felix, Edesio (2017). "Lygodactylus klugei (Kluge's Dwarf Gecko). Diet". Herpetological Review 48 (2): 439.

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Kluge's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus klugei) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to northeastern Brazil.