Fischer's dwarf gecko
# Fischer's dwarf gecko

Fischer's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus fischeri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to West Africa and Central Africa.

## Etymology

The specific name, fischeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Johann Gustav Fischer.

## Geographic range

L. fischeri is found in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and southeast Nigeria, with a single, isolated record from Benin. The record from Sierra Leone is questionable.

## Ecology

L. fischeri is a rare and highly cryptic species occurring in closed humid forest and gallery forest. It is probably an insectivore feeding on ants.

## Description

Dorsally, L. fischeri is light olive green, with several longitudinal series of small black dots. Ventrally, it is uniformly white. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.5 cm (1.4 in).

## Reproduction

L. fischeri is oviparous.

