title: Fischer's dwarf gecko
text: # 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.
  
  