Rhoptropus benguellensis MERTENS, 1938
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Benguela Day Gecko |
Synonym | Rhoptropus boultoni benguellensis MERTENS 1938: 421 Rhoptropus afer benguellensis MERTENS 1938: 430 Rhoptropus boultoni benguellensis — LOVERIDGE 1947: 291 Rhoptropus boultoni benguellensis — HELLMICH 1957 Rhoptropus boultoni benguellensis — WERMUTH 1965: 160 Rhoptropus boultoni benguellensis — SCHNEIDER & BARTS 2014 Rhoptropus benguellensis — MARQUES et al. 2018 Rhoptropus benguellensis — BRANCH et al. 2019 |
Distribution | Angola (Benguela Province)
Type locality: Cubal, Benguela Province, Angola.
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Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: SMF 25275 |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (333 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
References |
- Branch, William R.; Pedro Vaz Pinto, Ninda Baptista, and Werner Conradie 2019. The Reptiles of Angola: History, Diversity, Endemism and Hotspots. Chapter 13 in: B. J. Huntley et al. (eds.), Biodiversity of Angola. Springer Verlag, pp. 283-334 - get paper here
- Hellmich, W. 1957. Herpetologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in Angola. Veröff. Zool. Staatssammlung München 5: 1-91 - get paper here
- Loveridge, A. 1947. Revision of the African lizards of the family Gekkondiae. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 98: 1-469 - get paper here
- Marques, Mariana P.; Luis M. P. Ceríaco , David C. Blackburn , and Aaron M. Bauer 2018. Diversity and Distribution of the Amphibians and Terrestrial Reptiles of Angola -- Atlas of Historical and Bibliographic Records (1840–2017). Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. (Ser. 4) 65: 1-501 (Supplement II)
- Mertens, R. 1938. Amphibien und Reptilien aus Angola, gesammelt von W. Schack. Senckenbergiana, 20: 425-443
- Schneider, Christian and Mirko Barts. 2014. Die Geckos der Gattung Rhoptropus. Sauria 36 (3): 29-39 - get paper here
- Wermuth, H. 1965. Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien. Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae, Xantusiidae. Das Tierreich (80): 1—246
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