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{{Short description|Genus of lizards}} |
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| name = ''Rhoptropus'' |
| name = ''Rhoptropus'' |
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| image = Rhoptropus bradfieldi diporus.jpg |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| subphylum = [[Vertebrate|Vertebrata]] |
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| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]] |
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| ordo = [[Squamata]] |
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| subordo = [[Gekkota]] |
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| familia = [[Gekkonidae]] |
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| subfamilia = [[Gekkoninae]] |
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'''''Rhoptropus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[gecko]]s [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Southern Africa]], better known as '''Namib day geckos'''. |
'''''Rhoptropus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[gecko]]s [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Southern Africa]], better known as '''Namib day geckos'''. |
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==Classification of genus ''Rhoptropus''== |
==Classification of genus ''Rhoptropus''== |
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The following [[species |
The following [[species]] are recognized:<ref>{{EMBL genus|genus=Rhoptropus}} www.reptile-database.org.</ref> |
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*''[[Rhoptropus afer]]'' <small>[[Wilhelm Peters|W. Peters]], 1869</small> — |
*''[[Rhoptropus afer]]'' <small>[[Wilhelm Peters|W. Peters]], 1869</small> — Namib day gecko |
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*''[[Rhoptropus barnardi]]'' <small>[[John Hewitt (herpetologist)|Hewitt]], 1926</small> — [[Keppel Harcourt Barnard|Barnard's]] Namib day gecko<ref name=EDR>[[Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]], [[Michael Watkins (zoologist)|Watkins M]], [[Michael Grayson|Grayson M]] (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Rhoptropus barnardi'', p. 17; ''R. boultoni'', p. 35).</ref> |
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*''[[Rhoptropus benguellensis]]'' <small>[[Robert Mertens|Mertens]], 1938</small> — Benguela day gecko |
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*''[[Rhoptropus biporosus]]'' <small>[[:fr:Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons|V. FitzSimons]], 1957</small> |
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*''[[Rhoptropus boultoni]]'' <small>[[Epic Games|K.P. Schmidt]], 1933</small> — [[Rudyerd Boulton|Boulton's]] Namib day gecko<ref name=EDR/> |
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*''[[Rhoptropus bradfieldi]]'' <small>Hewitt, 1935</small> |
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*''[[Rhoptropus braconnieri]]'' <small>([[Alexandre Thominot|Thominot]], 1878)</small> |
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*''[[Rhoptropus bradfieldi]]'' <small>Hewitt, 1935</small> — Bradfield's Namib day gecko |
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*''[[Rhoptropus diporus]]'' <small>[[Wulf Dietrich Haacke|Haacke]], 1965</small> |
*''[[Rhoptropus diporus]]'' <small>[[Wulf Dietrich Haacke|Haacke]], 1965</small> |
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*''[[Rhoptropus taeniostictus]]'' <small>Laurent, 1964</small> |
*''[[Rhoptropus taeniostictus]]'' <small>Laurent, 1964</small> |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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*[[:fr:Aaron Matthew Bauer|Bauer AE]], [[David A. Good|Good DA]] (1996). "Phylogenetic systematics of the day geckos, genus, ''Rhoptropus'' (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), of south-western Africa". ''Journal of Zoology'' '''238''' (4): 635–663. |
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*[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]] (1885). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I. Geckonidæ ...'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus ''Rhoptropus'', p. 217). |
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*[[William Roy Branch|Branch, Bill]] (2004). ''Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa''. Third Revised edition. Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. {{ISBN|0-88359-042-5}}. (Genus ''Rhoptropus'', p. 266). |
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⚫ | *[[Wilhelm Peters|Peters W]] (1869). "''Eine Mittheilung über neue Gattungen und Arten von Eidechsen'' ". ''Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin'' '''1869''': 57–66 + one plate. (''Rhoptropus'', new genus, p. 58). (in [[Latin]] and [[German language|German]]). |
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*[[Christian Schneider (herpetologist)|Schneider C]], [[Mirko Barts|Barts M]] (2014). "''Die Geckos der Gattung'' Rhoptropus". ''Sauria'' '''36''' (3): 29–39. (in German). |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters]] |
Latest revision as of 11:12, 8 October 2021
Rhoptropus | |
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Rhoptropus diporus at Twyfelfontein, Namibia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Uroplatinae |
Genus: | Rhoptropus W. Peters, 1869[1] |
Rhoptropus is a genus of geckos endemic to Southern Africa, better known as Namib day geckos.
Classification of genus Rhoptropus[edit]
The following species are recognized:[2]
- Rhoptropus afer W. Peters, 1869 — Namib day gecko
- Rhoptropus barnardi Hewitt, 1926 — Barnard's Namib day gecko[3]
- Rhoptropus benguellensis Mertens, 1938 — Benguela day gecko
- Rhoptropus biporosus V. FitzSimons, 1957
- Rhoptropus boultoni K.P. Schmidt, 1933 — Boulton's Namib day gecko[3]
- Rhoptropus bradfieldi Hewitt, 1935
- Rhoptropus diporus Haacke, 1965
- Rhoptropus montanus Laurent, 1964 — mountain day gecko
- Rhoptropus taeniostictus Laurent, 1964
References[edit]
- ^ "Rhoptropus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ^ Genus Rhoptropus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhoptropus barnardi, p. 17; R. boultoni, p. 35).
Further reading[edit]
- Bauer AE, Good DA (1996). "Phylogenetic systematics of the day geckos, genus, Rhoptropus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), of south-western Africa". Journal of Zoology 238 (4): 635–663.
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Rhoptropus, p. 217).
- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition. Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Genus Rhoptropus, p. 266).
- Peters W (1869). "Eine Mittheilung über neue Gattungen und Arten von Eidechsen ". Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869: 57–66 + one plate. (Rhoptropus, new genus, p. 58). (in Latin and German).
- Schneider C, Barts M (2014). "Die Geckos der Gattung Rhoptropus". Sauria 36 (3): 29–39. (in German).