Kamdem Toham's gecko

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Kamdem Toham's gecko
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. kamdemtohami
Binomial name
Hemidactylus kamdemtohami
Bauer & Pauwels, 2002

Kamdem Toham's gecko (Hemidactylus kamdemtohami ) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to western Central Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, kamdemtohami, is in honor of Cameroonese zoologist André Kamdem Toham.[1]

Geographic range

H. kamdemtohami is found in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon.[2]

Reproduction

H. kamdemtohami is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus kamdemtohami, p. 138).
  2. ^ a b Hemidactylus kamdemtohami at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2021.

Further reading

  • Bauer AM, Pauwels OSG (2002). "A new forest-dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Gabon, West Africa". African Journal of Herpetology 51 (1): 1–8. (Hemidactylus kamdemtohami, new species).
  • Chirio, Laurent; LeBreton, Matthew (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle. 688 pp. ISBN 978-2856536032. (in French).
  • Rösler, Herbert (2015). "Bemerkungen über einege Geckos der Zoologischen Staatssammlung Müchen ". Gekkota, Suppl. (2): 3-54. (in German).Error: "Q3130081" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.