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Hemidactylus makolowodei

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Hemidactylus makolowodei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
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

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

Geographic range

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

Habitat

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The preferred habitat of H. makolowodei is forest.[4]

Description

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H. 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]

Reproduction

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H. makolowodei is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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

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  • Bauer, Aaron M.; Lebreton, Matthew; Chirio, Laurent; Ineich, Ivan; Talla Kouete, Marcell (2006). "New species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Cameroon". African Journal of Herpetology 55 (2): 83–93. (Hemidactylus makolowodei, new species).