Nigeria leaf-toed gecko explained

The Nigeria leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus ansorgii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to western Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, ansorgii, is in honor of William John Ansorge, a physician who collected natural history specimens in Africa.^[1]

Geographic range

H. ansorgii is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. ansorgii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to, and it has also been found in teak plantations.

Diet

H. ansorgii preys upon insects and spiders.

Reproduction

H. ansorgii is oviparous.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1901). "Description of a new Gecko from the Niger Delta". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Seventh Series 7: 204. (Hemidactylus ansongii, new species).
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (in German).
• Trape J-F, Trape S, Chirio L (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. Paris: IRD Orstom. 503 pp. . (in French).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]