Afroedura bogerti

Afroedura bogerti

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 bogerti

Name

Afroedura bogerti Loveridge, 1944

• Holotype: AMNH 47841, adult ♂, collected by Harry and Alan Chapman between September and November 1925 during the Vernay Expedition to Angola.
• Type locality: “Namba (Mombolo)”, Cuanza Sul Province, Angola.

Combinations

• Afroedura karroica bogerti Loveridge, 1944: 1 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Afroedura bogerti — Onderstall, 1984: 506 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

Native distribution areas

• Angola: Cuanza-Sul Province.

References

Primary references

• Loveridge, A. 1944. New geckos of the genera Afroedura, new genus, and Pachydactylus from Angola. American Museum Novitates 1254: 1–4. hdl: 2246/3698
• Onderstall, D. 1984. Descriptions of two new subspecies of Afroedura pondolia (Hewitt) and a discussion of species groups within the genus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 33(30): 497–509.

Additional references

• Branch, W.R., Haacke, W., Pinto, P.V., Conradie, W., Baptista, N., Verburgt, L. & Verisimmo, L. 2017. Loveridge’s Angolan geckos, Afroedura karroica bogerti and Pachydactylus scutatus angolensis (Sauria, Gekkonidae): new distribution records, comments on type localities and taxonomic status. Zoosystematics and Evolution 93(1): 157–166. DOI: 10.3897/zse.93.10915 Reference page. 
• Branch, W.R., Schmitz, A., Lobón-Rovira, J., Baptista, N.L., António, T. & Conradie, W. 2021. Rock island melody: A revision of the Afroedura bogerti Loveridge, 1944 group, with the description of four new endemic species from Angola. Zoosystematics and Evolution 97(1): 55–82. DOI: 10.3897/zse.97.57202 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Afroedura bogerti. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 January 2018.
• Baptista, N., Bauer, A.M., Becker, F., Conradie, W. & Ceríaco, L.M.P. 2020. IUCN: Afroedura bogerti  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T110186919A110186950. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110186919A110186950.en. Accessed on 27 December 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Namba Flat Gecko

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