Latifi's dwarf gecko

Latifi's dwarf gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Microgecko
Species:	M. latifi
Binomial name
Microgecko latifi (Leviton & S.C. Anderson, 1972)
Synonyms
Tropiocolotes latifi Leviton & S.C. Anderson, 1972 Tropiocolotes (Microgecko) latifi — Golubev, 1984 Microgecko latifi — Kluge, 1993 Microgecko latifi — Bauer et al., 2013

Latifi's dwarf gecko (Microgecko latifi), also known commonly as the Zagros tiny gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Iran.

Etymology

The specific name, latifi, is in honor of Iranian herpetologist Mahmoud Latifi (1929–2005).

Geographic range

M. latifi is found in the Zagros Mountains in Iran in the provinces of Fars, Kerman, and Markazi.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. latifi is shrubland near fresh water.

Reproduction

M. latifi is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• Bauer, Aaron M.; Masroor, Rafaqat; Titus-McQuillan, James; Heinicke, Matthew P.; Daza, Juan D.; Jackman, Todd R. (2013). "A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa 3599 (4): 301–324.
• Leviton, Alan E.; Anderson, Steven C. (1972). "Description of a new species of Tropiocolotes (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) with a revised key to the genus". Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences (96): 1–7. (Tropiocolotes latifi, new species).
• Rösler, Herbert (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Tropiocolotes latifi, p. 118). (in German).
• Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.