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Basic information
Lygodactylus capensis
Cape Dwarf Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyGecko
GenusAfro-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos
- English name
- Cape Dwarf Gecko
- Alternative names
- Common Dwarf Gecko, Day Dwarf Gecko, Small Wall-gecko
- Synonyms
- Hemidactylus capensis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 43 mm
- Body mass
- max 1.9 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.09 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 14 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 2.1 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 36–36 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.7–0.7 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–2 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6R2W7 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 16033 · dryad-v5