Biology:Haacke's rock gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Haacke's rock gecko
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Afroedura
Species:
A. haackei
Binomial name
Afroedura haackei
Onderstall, 1984
Synonyms[1]
  • Afroedura pondolia haackei
    Onderstall, 1984
  • Afroedura multiporis haackei
    — Jacobsen, 1992
  • Afroedura pondolia haackei
    Kluge, 1993
  • Afroedura multiporis haackei
    — Branch, 1998
  • Afroedura haackei
    — Jacobsen, Kuhn, Jackman & Bauer, 2014

Haacke's rock gecko (Afroedura haackei), also known commonly as Haacke's flat gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa .[1]

Etymology

The specific name, haackei, is in honor of South African herpetologist Wulf Dietrich Haacke.[1]

Geographic range

A. haackei is found in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. haackei is rocky areas of savanna, at altitudes of 500–1,100 m (1,600–3,600 ft), but it has also been found on walls of buildings.[2]

Behavior

A. haackei is terrestrial and rupicolous (rock-dwelling).[2]

Reproduction

A. haackei is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Species Afroedura haackei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named iucn status 18 November 2021

Further reading

  • Jacobsen NHG (1992). "Flat geckos (genus Afroedura) in the Transvaal". Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 40 (1): 22–25. (Afroedura multiporis haackei, new combination).
  • Jacobsen NHG, Kuhn AL, Jackman TR, Bauer AM (2014). "A phylogenetic analysis of the southern African gecko genus Afroedura Loveridge (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with the description of nine new species from Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa". Zootaxa 3846 (4): 451–501. (Afroedura haackei, new taxonomic status).
  • Onderstall D (1984). "Descriptions of two new subspecies of Afroedura pondolia (Hewitt) and a discussion of species groups within the genus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 33: 497–509. (Afroedura pondolia haackei, new subspecies).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Afroedura multiporus haackei, p. 58). (in German).


Wikidata ☰ Q18601137 entry