Rhoptropus
Rhoptropus is a genus of geckos endemic to Southern Africa, better known as Namib day geckos.
Species
Common Namib Day Gecko
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae
Observations313
via GBIF
Article
3 sectionsContents
- Classification of genus ''Rhoptropus''
- References
- Further reading
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: Rhoptropus afer W. Peters, 1869 — Namib day gecko Rhoptropus barnardi Hewitt, 1926 — Barnard's Namib day gecko Rhoptropus benguellensis Mertens, 1938 — Benguela day gecko Rhoptropus biporosus V. FitzSimons, 1957 Rhoptropus boultoni K.P. Schmidt, 1933 — Boulton's Namib day gecko Rhoptropus bradfieldi Hewitt, 1935 Rhoptropus diporus Haacke, 1965 Rhoptropus montanus Laurent, 1964 — mountain day gecko Rhoptropus taeniostictus Laurent, 1964