Hemidactylus muriceus Peters, 1870

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 : 10-11

Hemidactylus muriceus Peters, 1870

Allocation of literature records to this species are confounded by the long standing confusion surrounding this and several other Hemidactylus that has only recently ( Henle & Böhme 2003) been satisfactorily resolved. Loveridge (1947) listed localities from Liberia to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Henle and Böhme (2003) did not examine all available museum material, but confirmed H. muriceus from Côte d’Ivoire to Cameroon. This includes the holotype of H. intestinalis from Missahöhe (Missahoé), Togo (see also Perret 1975). This distribution strongly suggested that H. muriceus is present in Bénin as well, but the specimens cited here constitute the first confirmed records for the country. The biology of this species was recently considered by Gramentz (2000).

Locality

vic. of Kétou, Département du Plateau: CAS 165586­87.