White-headed dwarf gecko

Hemidactylus picturatus Peters, 1871 The white-headed dwarf gecko or painted dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus picturatus) is a species of Lygodactylus gecko widely distributed in Africa.

[3] One subspecies is recognized, in addition to the nominate one: Lygodactylus picturatus sudanensis Loveridge, 1935, the Sudani dwarf gecko.

The species Lygodactylus luteopicturatus was synonymized with L. picturatus in 2004.

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White-headed dwarf gecko in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The tail has been lost due to a self-defense mechanism known as autotomy .