Lygodactylus williamsi

Electric blue gecko
Male
Female
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species:
L. williamsi
Binomial name
Lygodactylus williamsi
Loveridge, 1952
Lygodactylus williamsi is restricted to a few square kilometers of Tanzania.

Lygodactylus williamsi is a critically endangered species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to a small area of Tanzania. Common names include turquoise dwarf gecko, William's dwarf gecko and, in the pet trade, electric blue gecko or electric blue day gecko.[3]

Illegally wild-caught specimens are widely sold in the pet trade, often falsely promoted as captive-bred. Although L. williamsi readily breeds in captivity [4] [5] A captive breeding project and studbook was initiated by EAZA-registered zoos in 2013.[4]

L. williamsi, as a species, was placed under EU Appendix B protection (December 2014) and EU Appendix A protection (January 2017), and given CITES Appendix I protection in January 2017, as well.[6][7][8][9] The gecko may not be kept or sold in the EU without documentation and permits, renewable every three years, and geckos must now be registered.[6][10][7] Similar restrictions apply in some other jurisdictions.

  1. ^ Flecks, M.; Weinsheimer, F.; Böhme, W.; Chenga, J.; Lötters, S.; Rödder, D.; Schepp, U.; Schneider, H. (2012). "Lygodactylus williamsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T14665363A14665385. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T14665363A14665385.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Zooquaria was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Lygodactylus williamsi".
  6. ^ a b Bergmann M (2015). "Neuer Schutzstatus für den Himmelblauen Zwergtaggecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)". Terrarianer: Das Terraristik-Blog. (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  7. ^ a b "EU Appendix A inclusion". 2017-02-01.
  8. ^ European Commission (2016-04-26). "Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - Johannesburg (South Africa), 24 September - 5 October 2016".
  9. ^ "CITES Appendix 1 inclusion" (PDF). 2016-12-16.
  10. ^ "EU documentation requirements for listed species".