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Blanc's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus blanci Pasteur, 1967
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
Blanc's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus blanci) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to central Madagascar. They are the least known species of dwarf geckos in Madagascar. Blanc's dwarf geckos are one out of eleven gecko species that are protected in Madagascar. Hence, collecting them is only allowed with an appropriate permit.
Wikipedia contributors, Blanc's dwarf gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:18:14.967108+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lygodactylus blanci Pasteur, 1967
- Name authority
- Pasteur, 1967
- Common name
- Blanc's 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 blanci Pasteur, 1967
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Angola Dwarf GeckoLygodactylus angolensis Bocage, 1896 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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=blanci 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:3WQ36. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.