Goggia lineata

Goggia lineata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Goggia
Species: Goggia lineata

Name

Goggia lineata (Gray, 1838)

• Syntypes: BMNH xxi.11.2-3.
• Type locality: “Namaqua land”.

Combinations

• Phyllodactylus lineatus Gray, 1838: 268 [original combination]
• Diplodactylus lineatus — Gray, 1945: 150 [subsequent combination]
• Goggia lineata — Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997: 470 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• South Africa: Northern and Western Cape provinces: along the arid western margin from the coastal area to about 170 km inland.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1838. A new species of lizard and land shells from South Africa. Pp. 268–269 In Alexander, J.E. An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa, through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans, and Hill Damaras Volume II. Colburn: London.
• Bauer, A.M., Good, D.A. & Branch, W.R. 1997. The taxonomy of the Southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a review of Old World "Phyllodactylus" and the description of five new genera. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4th Series 49(14): 447–497. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M. & Good, D.A. 1995. Species limits in the Phyllodactylus lineatus complex (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), with the elevation of two taxa to specific status and the description of two new species. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 44(2): 33–54. DOI: 10.1080/04416651.1995.9650390 Reference page. 

Links

• Bates, M.F. & Weeber, J. 2022. IUCN: Goggia lineata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T120694885A197429208. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T120694885A197429208.en. Accessed on 13 July 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Striped Leaf-toed Gecko