Ancylodactylus africanus

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: Ancylodactylus
Species: Ancylodactylus africanus

Name

Ancylodactylus africanus (Werner, 1895)

• Holotype: NMW 17489.
• Type locality: Usambara Mountains, Tanzania.

Combinations

• Gymnodactylus africanus Werner, 1895: 190 [original combination]

Distribution

• Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Ivory Coast

References

Primary references

• Werner, F. 1895. Über einige Reptilien aus Usambara (Deutsch-Ostafrika). Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 45:190–194.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ancylodactylus africanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 April 2022.

Vernacular names

English: African Gecko