Homopholis fasciata (Boulenger, 1890)

Kirchhof, Sebastian, Wasonga, Victor, Mazuch, Tomáš, Spawls, Stephen & Malonza, Patrick Kinyatta, 2023, An annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of the Sibiloi National Park in northern Kenya based on field surveys, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 324) 17 (1 / 2), pp. 1-18 : 8

Homopholis fasciata (Boulenger, 1890)

Vouchers: NMK-386L/1–2 (field nos. SK16 1095, SK16 1103)

Localities: AB ( R), IL ( R), KA (B), LO ( R)

Remarks: The strictly arboreal Banded Velvet Gecko ( Fig. 4I ) is a savanna species that typically occupies holes and crevices in large trees from sea level to at least 1,300 m ( Spawls et al. 2018). In SNP, we found six individuals in December, March, and April. Individuals were found under bark and in holes of Vachellia sp. , as well as on the much smaller and bush-like Salvadora persica . A gravid female was collected on 30 March 2017. The average T b was 35 ± 0 °C (N = 2) with T sub ranging from 33–34 °C and T a ranging from 34–35 °C. These are the first Kenyan records from the eastern side of Lake Turkana.

Figures

Fig. 4. Reptile species recorded during the surveys: (A) Crocodylus niloticus; (B) Agama lionotus; (C) Agama rueppelli; (D) Holodactylus africanus; (E) Hemidactylus angulatus; (F) Hemidactylus barbierii; (G) Hemidactylus lanzai; (H) Hemidactylus ruspolii; (I) Homopholis fasciata; (J) Lygodactylus somalicus; (K) Stenodactylus sthenodactylus; (L) Heliobolus spekii; (M) Latastia longicaudata; (N) Philochortus rudolfensis; (O) Chalcides bottegi; (P) Mochlus sundevallii; (Q) Trachylepis striata; (R) Varanus albigularis; (S) Eryx colubrinus; (T) Platyceps brevis; (U) Psammophis cf. tanganicus; (V) Psammophis punctulatus; (W) Rhamphiophis rostratus; (X) Naja pallida; (Y) Bitis arietans; and (Z) Echis pyramidum.