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 .
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.
References
Further reading
- , (2002). "A new forest-dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Gabon, West Africa". African Journal of Herpetology 51 (1): 1âÂÂ8. (Hemidactylus kamdemtohami, new species).
- , (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle. 688 pp. . (in French).
- Pauwels OSG, (2008). Les Reptiles du Gabon. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. 272 pp. . (in French).
- (2015). "Bemerkungen über einege Geckos der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München ". Gekkota, Supplement (2): 3âÂÂ54. (in German).