Togo leaf-toed gecko explained
The Togo leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus matschiei) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to West Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, matschiei, is in honor of German zoologist Paul Matschie.[1]
Geographic range
H. matschiei is found in Nigeria and Togo.
Reproduction
H. matschiei is oviparous.
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): 1–469 + Plates 1–7. (Hemidactylus matschiei, new combination, pp. 109–110).
- Tornier G (1901). "Die Crocodile, Schildkröten und Eidechsen in Togo ". Archiv für Naturgeschichte 67, Beiheft [= Supplement]: 65–88. (Bunocnemis matschiei, new species, p. 71). (in German).
Notes and References
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Hemidactylus matschiei, p. 171).