Afroedura amatolica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Afroedura
Species: Afroedura amatolica

Name

Afroedura amatolica (Hewitt, 1925)

• Syntypes: PEM 9439-9441.
• Type locality: “near Hogsback (elevation: 6000 feet), Amatola Range, Cape Province”.

Combinations

• Oedura amatolica Hewitt, 1925 [original combination]
• Afroedura amatolica — Welch, 1994 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Republic of South Africa (SE Cape Province, Amatola and Katberg Mountains).

References

Primary references

• Hewitt, J. 1925. On some new species of Reptiles and Amphibians from South Africa. Rec. Albany Mus. 3: 343–370.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Afroedura amatolica. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 January 2023.
• Bates, M.F. & Bauer, A.M. 2022. IUCN: Afroedura amatolica  (). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T196889A197409264. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T196889A197409264.en. Accessed on 16 January 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Amatola Rock Gecko