Hemidactylus matschiei ( Tornier, 1901 )

Bauer, Aaron M., Tchibozo, Sévérin, Pauwels, Olivier S. G. & Lenglet, Georges, 2006, A review of the gekkotan lizards of Bénin, with the description of a new species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae), Zootaxa 1242, pp. 1-20 : 10

Hemidactylus matschiei ( Tornier, 1901)

This poorly­known, savanna­dwelling species was described from Togo ( Tornier 1901) and has subsequently been collected as far east as west central Nigeria at Yankari Game Reserve ( Dunger 1968), suggesting that it also occurs in Bénin. It is possible that the apparent rarity of this species is yet another reflection of the long­standing confusion regarding the identity of many of the West African Hemidactylus ( Henle & Böhme 2003) .