The black-spotted dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus nigropunctatus) is a species of gecko endemic to the northern South Africa (Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and North-West Provinces).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Common Black-spotted Dwarf Gecko being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lygodactylus methueni
- Lygodactylus chobiensis
- Lygodactylus angularis
- Lygodactylus ocellatus
- Lygodactylus bradfieldi
- Phelsuma mutabilis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Lygodactylus
- Species
- Lygodactylus nigropunctatus
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