NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Angola Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus angolensis Bocage, 1896
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Angola dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus angolensis) is a species of gecko native to southern Africa, where geckos in general have a high diversity. It is likely that they originated from Madagascar. They have been found in Angola, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Botswana, and Namibia. They were first named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1896.
Wikipedia contributors, Angola dwarf gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:13:35.121806+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lygodactylus angolensis Bocage, 1896
- Name authority
- Bocage, 1896
- Common name
- Angola Dwarf Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Lygodactylus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyGekkonidae
- genusLygodactylus
- speciesLygodactylus angolensis Bocage, 1896
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lygodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Arnoult’s Dwarf GeckoLygodactylus arnoulti Pasteur, 1965 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tiny Scaled GeckoLygodactylus bivittis (Peters, 1883) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blanc's Dwarf GeckoLygodactylus blanci Pasteur, 1967 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bradfield's Dwarf GeckoLygodactylus bradfieldi Hewitt, 1932 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Okavango Dwarf GeckoLygodactylus chobiensis Fitzsimons, 1932 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Conradt's Dwarf GeckoLygodactylus conradti Matschie, 1892 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ambilobe Dwarf GeckoLygodactylus expectatus Pasteur & Blanc, 1968 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Usambara Dwarf GeckoLygodactylus gravis Pasteur, 1965 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guibé’s Dwarf Day GeckoLygodactylus guibei Pasteur, 1965 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dar-es-Salaam Dwarf GeckoLygodactylus inexpectatus Pasteur, 1965 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lygodactylus intermedius Pasteur, 1995 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lygodactylus klemmeri Pasteur, 1965 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lygodactylus laurae Schmidt, 1933 Schmidt, 1933 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lygodactylus&species=angolensis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3WQ2X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.