Bauerius

Bauerius ansorgii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is indigenous to the west coast of Southern Africa.

Etymology
The specific name, ansorgii, is in honor of William John Ansorge, a physician who collected natural history specimens in Africa.

Geographic range
B. ansorgii is endemic to Angola.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of B. ansorgii are savanna and shrubland, at altitudes of 50 –.

Description
B. ansorgii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm, with a tail 3 cm long. Dorsally, it is pale grayish brown. Ventrally, it is white with small brown spots. The upper lip is also white.

Behavior
B. ansorgii is nocturnal. It shelters by day in hollow branches of blackthorn (Senegalia mellifera), the branches having been made hollow by termite activity. It emerges at night to forage.

Reproduction
B. ansorgii is oviparous.