Accepted scientific name:
Lygodactylus picturatus PETERS 1871 (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Hemidactylus picturatus PETERS 1870 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Hemidactylus picturatus PETERS 1870
Hemidactylus variegatus PETERS 1868 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Hemidactylus variegatus PETERS 1868
Lygodactylus griseus TORNIER 1897 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Lygodactylus griseus TORNIER 1897
Lygodactylus quinquelineatus TORNIER 1897 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Lygodactylus quinquelineatus TORNIER 1897
Lygodactylus quinquestriata TORNIER 1897 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Lygodactylus quinquestriata TORNIER 1897
Lygodactylus septemlineatus TORNIER 1897 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Lygodactylus septemlineatus TORNIER 1897
Lygodactylus septemstriatus TORNIER 1897 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Lygodactylus septemstriatus TORNIER 1897
Infraspecific taxon: Lygodactylus picturatus mombasicus LOVERIDGE 1935
Lygodactylus picturatus picturatus (PETERS 1868)
Lygodactylus picturatus sudanensis LOVERIDGE 1935
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Painted Dwarf Gecko English -
Classification:
Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Reptilia TIGR Reptiles
Order Squamata TIGR Reptiles
Family Gekkonidae TIGR Reptiles
Genus Lygodactylus TIGR Reptiles
Distribution: coastal SE Kenya (Kilindini, Island Mombasa), NE Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Island Mafia, Somalia, Zanzibar (Saranda/Dodoma District), (Killilindi/Mombasa Suranda/Ugogo), Zambia, SE Zaire, S Sudan (Abu Zor/Senaar), Eritrea, Ethiopia
Lifezones: -
Additional data: Holotype: ZMB 5570 Lygodactylus picturatus gutturalis (BOCAGE 1873) has been elevated to full species status. Listed in LeBreton 1999 as being a synonym of Lygodactylus gutturalis dysmicus. Lygodactylus picturatus ukerewensis LOVERIDGE 1935 is listed as a synonym of L. manni by BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991.
Source database: TIGR Reptiles, Oct 2007   99%
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.,
Online resource: http://www.tigr.org/reptiles/species.php?genus=Lygodactylus&species=picturatus
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e9ebe394-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20130401