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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; ''R. afer'', p. 217). |
*[[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; ''R. afer'', p. 217). |
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*[[:fr: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; ''R. afer, R. barnardi, R. biporosus, R. boultoni, R. bradfieldi'', pp. 267–268 + Plate 92). |
*[[:fr: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; ''R. afer, R. barnardi, R. biporosus, R. boultoni, R. bradfieldi'', pp. 267–268 + Plate 92). |
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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; ''Rhoptropus afer'', new species, pp. 59–60 + Figure 2). (in [[Latin]] and [[German language|German]]). |
*[[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; ''Rhoptropus afer'', new species, pp. 59–60 + Figure 2). (in [[Latin]] and [[German language|German]]). |
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| Rhoptropus diporus at Twyfelfontein, Namibia | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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
- ^ "Rhoptropus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ^ "Rhoptropus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (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
- 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; R. afer, 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; R. afer, R. barnardi, R. biporosus, R. boultoni, R. bradfieldi, pp. 267–268 + Plate 92).
- 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; Rhoptropus afer, new species, pp. 59–60 + Figure 2). (in Latin and German).