The Cameroon dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus conraui), also known commonly as Conrau's dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. This small gecko is found in forests, plantations and gardens in West Africa and Central Africa.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, conraui, is in honor of German colonial agent Gustav Conrau.[2]
Geographic range
L. conraui is found from Sierra Leone to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.[3][4][5]
Reproduction
L. conraui is oviparous.[4]
References
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^ a b Luiselli, L.; Rödel, M.-O.; Penner, J. (2022). "Lygodactylus conraui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T203848A2771836. Retrieved 8 June 2023.|volume= / |date= mismatch
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^ 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. (Lygodactylus conraui, p. 58).
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^ Trape, Jean-Françios; Trape, Sébastien; Chirio, Laurent (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara [Lizards, crocodiles and turtles of West Africa and the Sahara] (in French). Marseille: IRD Éditions. ISBN 978-2-7099-1726-1.
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^ a b Lygodactylus conraui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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^ Pauwels, Olivier S.G. [in French]; Carlino, Piero; Chirio, Laurent; Albert, Jean-Louis (2016). "Miscellanea Herpetologica Gabonica IV" (PDF). Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society. 51 (5): 73–79. Retrieved 2018-09-04.