[2] The specific name, bernardi, is in honor of British archaeologist Bernard Evelyn Buller Fagg.

[2] Lygodactylus bonsi from Malawi was originally described as a subspecies of L.

[3] Dorsally, L. bernardi is olive with pale spots.

Ventrally, it is bluish-white on the throat, yellow on the belly, and orange to orange-brown on the tail.

[4] Adults are only 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).