title: Bradfield's dwarf gecko
text: # Bradfield's dwarf gecko
  
  Bradfield's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus bradfieldi) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  L. bradfieldi is native to southern Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Republic of South Africa.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, bradfieldi, is in honor of R.D. Bradfield (1882–1949), who was a South African farmer and naturalist.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitats of L. bradfieldi are desert and savanna.
  
  ## Description
  
  L. bradfieldi may attain a snout-to-vent length of 3 cm (1.2 in). Dorsally, it is grayish brown, with white and black stripes. Ventrally, it is cream-colored.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  L. bradfieldi is oviparous.
  
  