Bauerius

Bauerius ansorgii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is indigenous to the west coast of Southern Africa.

Bauerius
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Bauerius Lobon-Rovira, Conradie, Vaz Pinto, Keates, Edwards, du Plessis, & Branch, 2022
Species:	B. ansorgii
Binomial name
Bauerius ansorgii (Boulenger, 1907)
Synonyms[2]
Phyllodactylus ansorgii — Boulenger, 1907 Afrogecko ansorgii — Bauer et al., 1997

Etymology

The specific name, ansorgii, is in honor of William John Ansorge, a physician who collected natural history specimens in Africa.^[3]

Geographic range

B. ansorgii is endemic to Angola.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of B. ansorgii are savanna and shrubland, at altitudes of 50–500 m (160–1,640 ft).^[1]

Description

B. ansorgii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in), with a tail 3 cm (1.2 in) long. Dorsally, it is pale grayish brown. Ventrally, it is white with small brown spots. The upper lip is also white.^[4]

Behavior

B. ansorgii is nocturnal. It shelters by day in hollow branches of blackthorn (Senegalia mellifera), the branches having been made hollow by termite activity. It emerges at night to forage.^[1]

Reproduction

B. ansorgii is oviparous.^[2]