Lygodactylus somalicus Loveridge, 1935

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

Lygodactylus somalicus Loveridge, 1935

Vouchers: NMK-387L/1–3 (field nos. SK16 1072, SK16 1101, SK16 1104)

Additional tissue samples: SK278 2016

Localities: IL ( R, B), KF ( R)

Remarks: This arboreal species is a typical inhabitant of dry savannas and semi-deserts. During our surveys, 39 individuals of this small diurnal gecko ( Fig. 4J ) were recorded in IL (N = 35) and KF (N = 4), in both bushland and in dry riverbeds on small trees and shrubs (the majority on Salvadora persica , but also on Vachellia sp. ).

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.