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Namib Day Geckos

Rhoptropus W. Peters 1869

Rhoptropus

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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.
^ 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).

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Rhoptropus: Brief Summary

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Rhoptropus is a genus of geckos endemic to Southern Africa, better known as Namib day geckos.

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