Biology:Ancylodactylus

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Short description: Genus of lizards

Ancylodactylus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Ancylodactylus
Müller, 1907

Ancylodactylus is a genus of diurnal (day) geckos in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Africa. Most of the species in the genus Ancyclodactylus were formerly assigned to the genus Cnemaspis.[1]

Species

  • A. africanus (F. Werner, 1895) – African gecko
  • A. alantika (Bauer, Chirio, Ineich & LeBreton, 2006)
  • A. barbouri (Perret, 1986) – Barbour's gecko
  • A. chyuluensis Malonza & Bauer, 2022
  • A. dickersonae (Schmidt, 1919) – Dickerson's forest gecko, four-lined forest gecko
  • A. dilepis (Perret, 1963) – two-scaled gecko
  • A. elgonensis (Loveridge, 1936) – Mount Elgon forest gecko
  • A. gigas (Perret, 1986) – Perret's Nigeria gecko, giant forest gecko
  • A. kenyaensis Malonza & Bauer, 2022
  • A. kituiensis Malonza & Bauer, 2022
  • A. koehleri (Mertens, 1937) – Koehler's gecko
  • A. laikipiensis Malonza & Bauer, 2022
  • A. mathewsensis Malonza & Bauer, 2022
  • A. occidentalis (Angel, 1943) – western gecko
  • A. petrodroma (Perret, 1986) – Nigeria crag gecko, Ondo forest gecko
  • A. quattuorseriatus (Sternfeld, 1912) – Sternfeld's gecko
  • A. spawlsi Malonza & Bauer, 2022
  • A. spinicollis L. Müller, 1907
  • A. uzungwae (Perret, 1986) – Tanzania gecko

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q113550219 entry