Rhoptropus
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| Rhoptropus bradfieldi diporus at Twyfelfontein, Namibia | |
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| Genus: | Rhoptropus |
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 — common Namib day gecko
- Rhotropus barnardi Hewitt, 1926 — Barnard's Namib day gecko[3]
- Rhoptropus biporosus V. FitzSimons, 1957 — Kaokoveld Namib day gecko
- Rhoptropus boultoni K.P. Schmidt, 1933 — Boulton's Namib day gecko
- Rhoptropus boultoni benguellensis Mertens, 1938
- Rhoptropus boultoni boultoni K.P. Schmidt, 1933
- Rhoptropus boultoni montanus Laurent, 1964
- Rhoptropus braconnieri (Thominot, 1878)
- Rhoptropus bradfieldi Hewitt, 1935 — Bradfield's Namib day gecko
- Rhoptropus diporus Haacke, 1965
- Rhoptropus taeniostictus Laurent, 1964
References
- ^ ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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).
Further reading
- 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).