Rhoptropus diporus

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: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Rhoptropus diporus Haacke, 1965

Holotype: TM 28238.
Type locality: “Farm Twyfelfontein (about 20°37’S, 14°20’E), district Outjo, SWA [=Namibia]”.

Rhoptropus bradfieldi diporus Haacke, 1965 [original combination, as subspecies]
Rhoptropus diporus — Bauer & Lamb, 2001 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

Haacke, W.D. 1965. Additional notes on the herpetology of South West Africa with descriptions of two new subspecies of geckos. Cimbebasia 11: 1–39. Reference page.
Bauer, A.M. & Lamb, T. 2001. A reconsideration of the systematic status of Rhoptropus bradfieldi diporus Haacke 1965. African Journal of Herpetology 50(2): 71–78. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2001.9635452 Reference page.

Bauer, A.M. & Becker, F. 2020. IUCN: Rhoptropus diporus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T120686454A120906503. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T120686454A120906503.en. Accessed on 02 September 2025.