Bauerius | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
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] | |
|
Bauerius ansorgii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is indigenous to the west coast of Southern Africa.
The specific name, ansorgii, is in honor of William John Ansorge, a physician who collected natural history specimens in Africa. [3]
B. ansorgii is endemic to Angola. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of B. ansorgii are savanna and shrubland, at altitudes of 50–500 m (160–1,640 ft). [1]
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]
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]
Bauerius | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
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] | |
|
Bauerius ansorgii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is indigenous to the west coast of Southern Africa.
The specific name, ansorgii, is in honor of William John Ansorge, a physician who collected natural history specimens in Africa. [3]
B. ansorgii is endemic to Angola. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of B. ansorgii are savanna and shrubland, at altitudes of 50–500 m (160–1,640 ft). [1]
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]
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]