Hemidactylus makolowodei

Hemidactylus makolowodei is a species of African gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

Hemidactylus makolowodei
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Hemidactylus
Species:	H. makolowodei
Binomial name
Hemidactylus makolowodei Bauer, Lebreton, Chirio, Ineich & Talla Kouete, 2006

Etymology

The specific name, makolowodei, is in honor of Central African herpetologist Paul Makalowode.[2]

Geographic range

As of 2018, H. makolowodei is endemic to Cameroon, although its range is likely to extend into Nigeria.[1][3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of H. makolowodei is forest.[4]

Description

H. makolowodei is a large gecko, with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10 cm (3.9 in). Dorsally, it is purplish. The male has 45 precloacal-femoral pores.[4]

Reproduction

H. makolowodei is oviparous.[3]

References

1. Chirio L, Trape J (2013). "Hemidactylus makolowodei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T203844A2771808. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203844A2771808.en. Downloaded on 13 June 2018.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus makolowodei, p. 166).
3. Hemidactylus makolowodei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
4. Bauer et al. (2006).

Further reading

• Bauer, Aaron M.; Lebreton, Matthew; Chirio, Laurent; Ineich, Ivan; Talla Kouete, Marcell (2006). "New species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Cameroon". African Journal of Herpetology 55 (2): 83–93. (Hemidactylus makolowodei, new species).