Biology:Afroedura halli
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Afroedura halli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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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 native to southern Africa.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, halli, is in honor of Charles Hall who collected the holotype.[2]
Geographic name
A. halli is found in Lesotho and South Africa .[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. halli is boulders and sandstone cliffs of mountain tops, at altitudes of 1,750–2,200 m (5,740–7,220 ft).[3]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Afroedura halli ". http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Afroedura&species=halli&search_param=%28%28search%3D%27Afroedura+halli%27%29%29. 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).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
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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).
Wikidata ☰ Q15292855 entry
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