Koehler's gecko (Ancylodactylus koehleri) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Central Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Ancylodactylus |
| Species: | A. koehleri
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| Ancylodactylus koehleri Mertens, 1937
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Etymology
editThe specific name, koehleri, is in honor of Max Köhler who collected the holotype.[3]
Geographic range
editA. koehleri is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea,[1][2] and also in Gabon and Nigeria.[1]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of A. koehleri is forest, at altitudes of 560–1,500 m (1,840–4,920 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Bauer, A.M.; LeBreton, M. (2021). "Ancylodactylus koehleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T177814A126472816. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T177814A126472816.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ancylodactylus koehleri ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ 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. (Cnemaspis koehleri, p. 144).
Further reading
edit- Chirio, Laurent; LeBreton, Matthew (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle. 688 pp. ISBN 978-2856536032. (in French).
- Loveridge A (1947). "Revision of the African Lizards of the Family Gekkonidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 98 (1): 1–469 + Plates 1–7. ("Cnemaspis africanus köhleri [sic]", new combination, pp. 90–91).
- Mertens R (1937). "Eine neue, tiergeographisch bemerkenswerte Eidechse aus Kamerun ". Senckenbergiana 19: 381–384. (Cnemaspis köhleri, new species). (in German).
- Perret J-L (1986). "Révision des espèces africaines du Genre Cnemaspis Strauch, sous-genre Ancylodactylus Müller (Lacertilia, Gekkonidae), avec la description de quatre espèces nouvelles ". Revue suisse Zool. 93 (2): 457–505. (Cnemaspis koehleri, new status, pp. 477–480, Figures 17–18). (in French).