Afrogecko porphyreus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkota
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Reptilia Subclassis: Diapsida Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Sauria Infraordo: Gekkota

Familia: Gekkonidae
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Afrogecko
Species: A. porphyreus
Subspecies: A. p. cronwrigthi - A. p. namaquensis

Name

Afrogecko porphyreus Daudin, 1802

Type locality: Santo Domingo Island. Terra typica designata (Fltzsimons 1943): Cape of Good Hope.

Synomyms

• Gecko porphyreus Daudin, 1802: 130
• Phyllodactylus porphyreus Duméril & Bibron, 1836: 393

References

• Daudin, 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Reptiles, Vol. 4. F. Dufart, Paris.
• Afrogecko porphyreus at the New Reptile Database

Distribution

• Republic of South Africa (S/SW Cape, Port Elizabeth),Islands off the west coast of South Africa (Robben, Jutten, Dassen, Meeuw, Marcus, Malgas, Schappen).

Vernacular names

English: Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko