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Cameroon Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus conraui
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.
From the article Cameroon dwarf gecko on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Lygodactylus conraui is found from Sierra Leone to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
The species is known to exhibit anthropochory (taking advantage of human activity) and to use edificarian (human) habitat.
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
In human culture
The specific name, conraui, is in honor of late 19th-century German collector Gustav Conrau.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Lygodactylus conraui in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 34295.