Kamdem Toham's gecko explained

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

The specific name, kamdemtohami, is in honor of Cameroonese zoologist André Kamdem Toham.^[1]

Geographic range

H. kamdemtohami is found in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. kamdemtohami is forest, at altitudes of .

Behavior

H. kamdemtohami is nocturnal and arboreal.

Reproduction

H. kamdemtohami is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs.

Further reading

• 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. . (in French).
• Pauwels OSG, Vande weghe JP (2008). Les Reptiles du Gabon. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. 272 pp. . (in French).
• Rösler H (2015). "Bemerkungen über einege Geckos der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München ". Gekkota, Supplement (2): 3-54. (in German).

Notes and References

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