Hemidactylus makolowodei
| Hemidactylus makolowodei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. makolowodei
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus makolowodei | |
Hemidactylus makolowodei is a species of African gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, makolowodei, is in honor of Central African herpetologist Paul Makolowode.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]As of 2018, Hemidactylus makolowodei is endemic to Cameroon, although its range is likely to extend into Nigeria.[1][3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred habitats of Hemidactylus makolowodei are forest[4] and savanna, at altitudes of 300–500 m (980–1,640 ft).[1]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]Hemidactylus makolowodei preys upon arthropods.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Hemidactylus makolowodei is oviparous.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b Hemidactylus makolowodei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ a b Bauer et al. (2006).
Further reading
[edit]- 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).