Afroedura rondavelica
Afroedura rondavelica, also known as the Blyde River flat gecko or rondavel rock gecko, is a species of African geckos, first found in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa.[1] Its specific and common name refers to the rondavel, a southern African hut-type structure.
| Blyde River flat gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Afroedura |
| Species: | A. rondavelica |
| Binomial name | |
| Afroedura rondavelica Jacobsen, Kuhn, Jackman & Bauer, 2014 | |
References
- Jacobsen, Niels H. G.; Kuhn, Arianna L.; Kuhn, Arianna L.; Jackman, Todd R.; Bauer, Aaron M. (2014). "A phylogenetic analysis of the southern African gecko genus Afroedura Loveridge (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with the description of nine new species from Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa". Zootaxa. 3846 (4): 451. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3846.4.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25112263.
Further reading
- Perera, Sandun J.; Ratnayake-Perera, Dayani; Proches, Serban (2011). "Vertebrate distributions indicate a greater Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany region of endemism". South African Journal of Science. 107 (7–8): 52–66.
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