title: Goggia essexi
text: # Goggia essexi
  
  Goggia essexi, also known commonly as Essex's dwarf leaf-toed gecko, Essex's leaf-toed gecko, and Essex's pygmy gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, essexi, is in honor of South African herpetologist Robert Essex.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  G. essexi is found in Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of G. essexi is rocky areas in shrubland.
  
  ## Description
  
  G. essexi is very small for its genus. Adults usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 2.0–2.5 cm (0.79–0.98 in), with a tail slightly longer than SVL. The maximum recorded SVL is 2.84 cm (1.12 in).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  G. essexi is oviparous. Sexually mature females lay eggs in a communal site under a rock.
  
  