Biology:Quedenfeldtia

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Short description: Genus of lizards


Quedenfeldtia
Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus (Male).JPG
Atlas day gecko (Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Quedenfeldtia
Boettger, 1883

Quedenfeldtia is a small genus containing two attractive lizard species, both commonly known as the Atlas day gecko, in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The genus is endemic to the Atlas Mountains of northwestern Africa. Despite their common name, they are not part of the day gecko genus (Phelsuma) and do not resemble them in any way.

Etymology

The generic name, Quedenfeldtia, is in honor of German naturalist Max Quedenfeldt (1851–1891).[1]

Species

Two species are recognized as being valid.[2]

  • Quedenfeldtia moerens (Chabanaud, 1916) – Atlas day gecko
  • Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus (Boettger, 1873) – Atlas day gecko

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

References

  1. 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. (Quedenfeldtia, p. 214).
  2. Genus Quedenfeldtia at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Boettger, Oskar (1883). "Die Reptilien und Amphibien von Marocco II ". Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 13: 93-146. (Quedenfeldtia, new genus, p. 125). (in German).

Wikidata ☰ Q1757527 entry