Pasteur's dwarf gecko
Species of lizard
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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.
| Pasteur's dwarf gecko | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lygodactylus |
| Species: | L. arnoulti |
| Binomial name | |
| Lygodactylus arnoulti G. Pasteur, 1965 | |
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| Geographic range of L.arnoulti on the island of Madagascar. | |
Etymology
The specific name, arnoulti, is in honor of French ichthyologist Jacques Arnoult (1914–1995).[2]