Ptenopus sceletus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Ptenopus
Species: Ptenopus sceletus

Name

Ptenopus sceletus Becker, Alexander & Tolley, 2025: 313

• Holotype: NMNW R12100, adult ♂, collected by Francois S. Becker on 21 April 2023.
• Type locality: “NE of Swakopmund (Skeleton Coast), Erongo Region, Namibia (–22.6259, 14.5457)”.

References

Primary references

• Becker, F.S., Alexander, G.J. & Tolley, K.A. 2025. Singing on key: An integrative taxonomic revision of barking geckos (Gekkonidae: Ptenopus) with six additional species and keys for morphology and advertisement calls. Vertebrate Zoology 75: 277–323. DOI: 10.3897/vz.75.e153514 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Skeleton Coast Barking Gecko