Cameroon dwarf gecko

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]

Cameroon dwarf gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Lygodactylus
Species:	L. conraui
Binomial name
Lygodactylus conraui Tornier, 1902
Synonyms
Lygodacutylus [sic] strongi Barbour & Loveridge, 1927

Etymology

The specific name, conraui, is in honor of late 19th-century German collector Gustav Conrau.^[2]

Geographic range

Lygodactylus conraui is found from Sierra Leone to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.^[3][4][5]

Reproduction

Lygodactlyus conraui is oviparous.^[4]

Behaviour

The species is known to exhibit anthropochory (taking advantage of human activity) and to use edificarian (human) habitat.^[6]

Lygodactylus conraui, Godomey, Benin