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African gecko

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African gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. africana
Binomial name
Cnemaspis africana
(Werner, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Gymnodactylus africanus
  • Ancylodactylus africana

The African gecko (Cnemaspis africana) is a species of gecko found in Central Africa. Two subspecies have been described.[2]

References

  1. ^ Howell, K., Beraduccii, J. & Ngalason, W. 2014. Cnemaspis africana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T203832A2771731. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T203832A2771731.en. Downloaded on 04 January 2018.
  2. ^ Cnemaspis africana at Animal Diversity Web
  • Werner, F. 1896 Über einige Reptilien aus Usambara (Deutsch-Ostafrika). Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 45 [1895]:190-194.
  • Rösler, H. 2000 Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  • Perret J L 1986 Revision des espèces africaines du genre Cnemaspis Strauch, sous-genre Ancylodactylus Muller (Lacertilia, Gekkonidae), avec la description de quatre espèces nouvelles. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 93 (2) 1986: 457-505
  • Broadley, D. G. & Howell, K. M. 1991 A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys. Syntarsus, 1: 1-70
  • Bauer,A.M. & Günther,R. 1991 An annotated type catalogue of the geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in the Zoological Museum, Berlin. Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 67: 279-310
  • Atlas de la terrariophile Vol.3 : les lézards. Animalia Éditions, 2003. ISBN 2-9517895-2-1