The South American dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus wetzeli) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

The species is endemic to South America.

The specific name, wetzeli, is in honor of American mammalogist Ralph M.

[3] L. wetzeli is found in eastern Bolivia, midwestern Brazil, and northern Paraguay.

[2] The preferred natural habitat of L. wetzeli is savanna.