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Hemidactylus makolowodei

Hemidactylus makolowodei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. makolowodei
Binomial name
Hemidactylus makolowodei

Hemidactylus makolowodei is a species of African gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

Etymology

The specific name, makolowodei, is in honor of Central African herpetologist Paul Makolowode.[2]

Geographic range

As of 2018, Hemidactylus makolowodei is endemic to Cameroon, although its range is likely to extend into Nigeria.[1][3]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of Hemidactylus makolowodei are forest[4] and savanna, at altitudes of 300–500 m (980–1,640 ft).[1]

Description

Hemidactylus makolowodei is a large gecko, with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10 cm (3.9 in). Dorsally, it is purplish. The male has 45 precloacal-femoral pores.[4]

Diet

Hemidactylus makolowodei preys upon arthropods.[1]

Reproduction

Hemidactylus makolowodei is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d LeBreton M, Chirio L, Trape J-F (2021). "Hemidactylus makolowodei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T203844A126471921. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203844/126471921. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus makolowodei, p. 166).
  3. ^ a b Hemidactylus makolowodei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  4. ^ a b Bauer et al. (2006).

Further reading

  • Bauer, Aaron M.; Lebreton, Matthew; Chirio, Laurent; Ineich, Ivan; Talla Kouete, Marcel (2006). "New species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Cameroon". African Journal of Herpetology 55 (2): 83–93. (Hemidactylus makolowodei, new species).
  • Chirio, L.; LeBreton, M. (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroon. Paris: MNHN (Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle), IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement). ISBN 978-2856536032. 688 pp. (in French).
  • Rösler, H. (2015). "Bemerkungen über einige geckos der zoologischen Staatssammlung München ". Gekkota, Supplement (2): 3–54. (in German).



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