Kamdem Toham's gecko
| Kamdem Toham's gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. kamdemtohami
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus kamdemtohami | |
Kamdem Toham's gecko (Hemidactylus kamdemtohami) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to western Central Africa.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, kamdemtohami, is in honor of Cameroonese zoologist André Kamdem Toham.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]H. kamdemtohami is found in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of H. kamdemtohami is forest, at altitudes of 500–1,200 m (1,600–3,900 ft).[1]
Behavior
[edit]H. kamdemtohami is nocturnal and arboreal.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]H. kamdemtohami is oviparous.[3] Clutch size is two eggs.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Bauer AM, Lebreton M (2021). "Hemidactylus kamdemtohami ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T18490717A18490721.en. Accessed on 19 April 2021.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b Hemidactylus kamdemtohami at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- 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 L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle. 688 pp. ISBN 978-2856536032. (in French).
- Pauwels OSG, Vande weghe JP (2008). Les Reptiles du Gabon. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. 272 pp. ISBN 9781893912014. (in French).
- Rösler H (2015). "Bemerkungen über einege Geckos der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München ". Gekkota, Supplement (2): 3-54. (in German).