Lacertaspis chriswildi (Böhme and Schmitz, 1996)

Ineich, Ivan, LeBreton, Matthew, Lhermitte-Vallarino, Nathaly, Abstract. - The, Laurent Chirio, Oku, Mount & Highlands, Bamenda, 2015, The reptiles of the summits of Mont Oku and the Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon *, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 108) 9 (2), pp. 15-38 : 23

Lacertaspis chriswildi (Böhme and Schmitz, 1996) (seven specimens)

Material: MNHN-RA 1997.3649 ( Mt. Oku , in a garden of Oku village, elev. 2,000 m, coll. CamHerp L. Chirio, June 8, 1997) – MNHN-RA 1997.3650 ( Mt. Oku , in the forest, elev. 2,350 m, coll. CamHerp L. Chirio, March 22, 1997) – MNHN-RA 1998.0286-0288 (three specimens, Mt. Oku forest , elev. 2,200 m, coll. CamHerp L. Chirio, June 25, 1998) – MNHN-RA 2005.2600-2601 (two specimens, Mt. Oku , Oku forest, 6.250°N and 10.507°E, elev. 2,350 m, coll. CamHerp M. LeBreton and L. Chirio, respectively May 5, 2000, and May 11, 2000) .

This little lizard is endemic to the montane forests of West Cameroon ( Schmitz 2004; Schmitz et al. 2005; Herrmann et al. 2006). It is found at Mt. Kupe in the Takamanda forest, Mt. Oku, and the Tchabal Mbabo Massif. It occurs up to 2,800 m altitude at Mt. Oku but does not seem to fall below 1,000 m.