Hoinsoude Segniagbeto G. auteur aut IRD Trape Jean-François auteur aut IRD Afiademanyo K. M. auteur aut IRD Rodel M. O. auteur aut IRD Ohler A. auteur aut IRD Dubois A. auteur aut IRD David P. auteur aut IRD Meirte D. auteur aut IRD Glitho I. A. auteur aut IRD Petrozzi F. auteur aut IRD Luiselli L. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access The lizard fauna of Togo, a country situated within a natural gap in the rainforest zone of West Africa, is reviewed and updated. In this article, we summarize all available data on the distribution, ecology, and conservation status of the 43 lizard species of Togo. Species richness is uneven between vegetation zones. The submontane forest (ecological zone IV), despite being the smallest, houses the greatest number of species (n = 27), followed by dry forest (ecological zone II, n = 21). Currently none of the Togolese lizard species appears to be immediately threatened. However, several species are subjected to exploitation for the international pet trade and in-country use (bush-meat, fetish market), and could become threatened in the next decades. The intensity of this trade should be carefully monitored in the years to come. specialized Sauria Togo distribution ecology conservation TOGO 080 37 2 381-402 2015 1280-9551 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064797 10.5252/z2015n2a7 1280-9551 [F B010064797] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064797 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2015/08/010064797.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2015-09-04 2017-08-23 fdi:010064797 fre