Togo leaf-toed gecko

The Togo leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus matschiei) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to West Africa.

Etymology The specific name, matschiei, is in honor of German zoologist Paul Matschie.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Hemidactylus matschiei, p. 171).

Geographic distribution Hemidactylus matschiei is found in Nigeria and Togo.

Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Hemidactylus matschiei is savanna.

Behavior Hemidactylus matschiei is nocturnal.

Reproduction Hemidactylus matschiei is oviparous.

References

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). (Hemidactylus matschiei, p. 87). (in German). 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). 503 pp. (in French).