Lygodactylus kimhowelli
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| Lygodactylus kimhowelli | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lygodactylus |
| Species: | L. kimhowelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Lygodactylus kimhowelli G. Pasteur, 1995 | |
Lygodactylus kimhowelli, also known commonly as Kim Howell's dwarf gecko, the Tanzanian dwarf gecko, and the zebra dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.[2]
The specific name, kimhowelli, is in honor of herpetologist Kim Monroe Howell (born 1945).[3]