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.