Cameroon dwarf gecko explained

The Cameroon dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus conraui), also known commonly as Conrau's dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. This small gecko is found in forests, plantations and gardens in West Africa and Central Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, conraui, is in honor of German colonial agent Gustav Conrau.^[1]

Geographic range

L. conraui is found from Sierra Leone to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.^{[2] [3]}

Reproduction

L. conraui is oviparous.

Behaviour

The species is known to exhibit anthropochory (taking advantage of human activity) and to use edificarian (human) habitat.^[4]

Further reading

• Loveridge A (1947). "Revision of the African Lizards of the Family Gekkonidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 98: 1–469. (Lygodactylus conraui, pp. 220–221).
• Rösler H (1902). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus conraui, p. 92). (in German).
• Tornier G (1902). "Die Crocodile, Schildkröten und Eidechsen in Kamerun [The Crocodilians, Turtles and Lizards in Cameroon]". Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 15 (6): 663–677 + Plate 35. (Lygodactylus conraui, new species, pp. 670–671 + Plate 35, figure 3). (in German).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Lygodactylus conraui, p. 58).
2. Book: Trape. Jean-Françios. Trape. Sébastien. Chirio. Laurent. 2012. Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. Lizards, crocodiles and turtles of West Africa and the Sahara. French. Marseille. IRD Éditions. 978-2-7099-1726-1.
3. Pauwels. Olivier S.G..

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   . Carlino. Piero. Chirio. Laurent. Albert. Jean-Louis. 2016. Miscellanea Herpetologica Gabonica IV. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society. 51. 5. 73–79. 2018-09-04.
4. Manners. G.R.. Georgen. G.. Lygodactylus conraui (Cameroon or Conrau's dwarf gecko): Use of edificarian habitat and anthropochory in Benin. The Herpetological Bulletin. 131. 32–33.