Homopholis

Homopholis is a genus of geckos found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1] Their diet consists of small insects, and they are oviparous.

Homopholis
H. fasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Uroplatinae
Genus: Homopholis
Boulenger, 1885
Diversity
4 species (see text)

Species

There are four species:[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Homopholis.

References

  1. Homopholis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2015.

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Homopholis, new genus, p. 191).
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