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Scientific classification  | |
| 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) | |
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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]
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]
Gekkonidae is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 64 genera. Members of the Gekkonidae comprise many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (Hemidactylus), tokay geckos (Gekko), day geckos (Phelsuma), mourning geckos (Lepidodactylus) and dtellas (Gehyra). Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly species-rich in tropical areas.
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Dixonius is a genus of Asian geckos, commonly known as leaf-toed geckos.
Goggia, also known commonly as dwarf leaf-toed geckos or pygmy geckos, is a genus of African geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae.
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Rhoptropella is a monotypic genus of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is indigenous to southern Africa.
Goggia microlepidota, also known as the small-scaled dwarf leaf-toed gecko, small-scaled leaf-toed gecko, or small-scaled gecko, is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.
Goggia lineata, also known as the striped dwarf leaf-toed gecko or striped pygmy gecko, is a minute and delicate species of dwarf leaf-toed gecko that is indigenous to the western part of the Cape of South Africa. With a length of about 4 cm (1.6 in), this tiny nocturnal gecko is, along with Cryptactites peringueyi, the smallest lizard in southern Africa.
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Matoatoa brevipes is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
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Bogert's rock gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
Loveridge's rock gecko is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southeastern Africa.
Goggia braacki, also known commonly as Braack's dwarf leaf-toed gecko, Braack's pygmy gecko, and the Karoo leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.
Goggia hewitti, known commonly as Hewitt's dwarf leaf-toed gecko, Hewitt's leaf-toed gecko, or Hewitt's pygmy gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.
The Nigeria leaf-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to western Africa.
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Phyllodactylus reissii, also known commonly as Peters' leaf-toed gecko or the coastal leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
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