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The following [[species]] and [[subspecies]] are recognized:<ref>"''Rhoptropus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref> |
The following [[species]] and [[subspecies]] are recognized:<ref>"''Rhoptropus'' ". The Reptile Database. 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>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).</ref> |
*''[[Rhoptropus barnardi]]'' <small>[[John Hewitt (herpetologist)|Hewitt]], 1926</small> — [[Keppel Harcourt Barnard|Barnard's]] Namib day gecko<ref name=EDR>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).</ref> |
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*''[[Rhoptropus biporosus]]'' <small>[[:fr:Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons|V. FitzSimons]], 1957</small> |
*''[[Rhoptropus biporosus]]'' <small>[[:fr:Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons|V. FitzSimons]], 1957</small> |
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*''[[Rhoptropus boultoni]]'' <small>[[Karl Patterson Schmidt|K.P. Schmidt]], 1933</small> — [[Rudyerd Boulton|Boulton's]] Namib day gecko<ref name=EDR/> |
*''[[Rhoptropus boultoni]]'' <small>[[Karl Patterson Schmidt|K.P. Schmidt]], 1933</small> — [[Rudyerd Boulton|Boulton's]] Namib day gecko<ref name=EDR/> |
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**''[[Rhoptropus boultoni benguellensis]]'' <small>[[Robert Mertens|Mertens]], 1938</small> |
**''[[Rhoptropus boultoni benguellensis]]'' <small>[[Robert Mertens|Mertens]], 1938</small> |
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**''[[Rhoptropus boultoni boultoni]]'' <small>K.P. Schmidt, 1933</small> |
**''[[Rhoptropus boultoni boultoni]]'' <small>K.P. Schmidt, 1933</small> |
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**''[[Rhoptropus boultoni montanus]]'' <small>[[:fr:Raymond Ferdinand Laurent|Laurent]], 1964</small> |
**''[[Rhoptropus boultoni montanus]]'' <small>[[:fr:Raymond Ferdinand Laurent|Laurent]], 1964</small> |
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*''[[Rhoptropus bradfieldi]]'' <small>Hewitt, 1935</small> |
*''[[Rhoptropus bradfieldi]]'' <small>Hewitt, 1935</small> |
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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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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 and subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Rhoptropus afer W. Peters, 1869 — Namib day gecko
- Rhoptropus barnardi Hewitt, 1926 — Barnard's Namib day gecko[3]
- Rhoptropus biporosus V. FitzSimons, 1957
- Rhoptropus boultoni K.P. Schmidt, 1933 — Boulton's Namib day gecko[3]
- Rhoptropus boultoni benguellensis Mertens, 1938
- Rhoptropus boultoni boultoni K.P. Schmidt, 1933
- Rhoptropus boultoni montanus Laurent, 1964
- Rhoptropus bradfieldi Hewitt, 1935
- Rhoptropus diporus Haacke, 1965
- 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
- 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).