Afroedura halli
Appearance
Afroedura halli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Afroedura |
Species: | A. halli
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Binomial name | |
Afroedura halli (Hewitt, 1935)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Afroedura halli, also known commonly as Hall's flat gecko or the inland rock gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, halli, is in honor of Charles Hall who collected the holotype.[3]
References
- ^ Bates MF, Bauer AM (2017). "Afroedura halli ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T196890A110340359. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T196890A110340359.en. Downloaded on 18 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Afroedura halli ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Afroedura halli, p. 114).
Further reading
- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. (Afroedura halli, p. 233 + Plate 107).
- Hewitt J (1935). "Some new forms of batrachians and reptiles from South Africa". Records of the Albany Museum 4: 283–357. (Oedura halli, new species, p. 321).