Koehler's gecko explained
Koehler's gecko (Ancylodactylus koehleri) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Central Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, koehleri, is in honor of Max Köhler who collected the holotype.[1]
Geographic range
A. koehleri is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.[2]
Reproduction
A. koehleri is oviparous.[2]
Further reading
- Chirio, Laurent; LeBreton, Matthew (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle. 688 pp. . (in French).
- Loveridge A (1947). "Revision of the African Lizards of the Family Gekkonidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 98 (1): 1-469 + Plates 1-7. ("Cnemaspis africanus köhleri [sic]", new combination, pp. 90–91).
- Mertens R (1937). "Eine neue, tiergeographisch bemerkenswerte Eidechse aus Kamerun ". Senckenbergiana 19: 381-384. (Cnemaspis köhleri, new species). (in German).
- Perret J-L (1986). "Révision des espèces africaines du Genre Cnemaspis Strauch, sous-genre Ancylodactylus Müller (Lacertilia, Gekkonidae), avec la description de quatre espèces nouvelles ". Revue suisse Zool. 93 (2): 457-505. (Cnemaspis koehleri, new status, pp. 477–480, Figures 17-18). (in French).
Notes and References
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Cnemaspis koehleri, p. 144).
- Web site: Ancylodactylus koehleri . The Reptile Database. 2017-11-11.