Hemidactylus makolowodei

Species of lizard

Hemidactylus makolowodei

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
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

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

## Etymology[edit]

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

## Geographic range[edit]

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

## Habitat[edit]

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

## Description[edit]

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[edit]

H. makolowodei is oviparous.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b LeBreton, M., Chirio, L. & Trape, J.-F. (2021). "Hemidactylus makolowodei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T203844A126471921. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203844/126471921. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
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. ^ a b Hemidactylus makolowodei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
4. ^ a b Bauer et al. (2006).

## Further reading[edit]

* 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).

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q5079230
* Wikispecies: Hemidactylus makolowodei
* ADW: Hemidactylus_makolowodei
* CoL: 3KNCK
* EoL: 454763
* GBIF: 5959880
* iNaturalist: 102552
* ITIS: 818702
* IUCN: 203844
* RD: makolowodei

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