Turquoise Dwarf Gecko

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Turquoise Dwarf Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi )

A striking dwarf in danger

Illegal logging and the illegal pet trade have driven this strikingly colored species of dwarf gecko to the brink of extinction. In their habitat, the Kimboza Forest in Tanzania, they live in fragmented populations on an area of only 8 km².


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Stammart: reptiles

Größe: Males around 8.4 cm, females little bit smaller

Lebensalter: 6-9 years

Geschlechtsreife: 10-12 months

Nahrung: insects

Lebensraum: Lowland rainforest on screw trees of the species Pandanus rabaiensis

Gefährdung: endangered

Verbreitung (ursprünglich): Tansania: Kimboza forest

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