Afroedura rupestris JACOBSEN, KUHN, JACKMAN & BAUER, 2014

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Afroedura rupestris JACOBSEN, KUHN, JACKMAN & BAUER 2014 Afroedura multiporis ‘Abel Erasmus’ — JACOBSEN 1992 Afroedura multiporis ‘Abel Erasmus’ — JACOBSEN 1997 Afroedura rupestris — STANDER 2023: 136
Distribution	Republic of South Africa (Limpopo) Type locality: Farm Perkeo 223KT, 24°27'S, 30°35'E, Sekukhuneland District (2430BC), Limpopo Province, Republic of South Africa
Reproduction	oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: DNMNH (= TM) 81233, adult male, collector R.E. Newbery, 28 June 1982. Paratypes. DNMNH (= TM) 81224–81228, 81230–81232, 81234–81235, same data as holotype. Additional material: DNMNH (= TM) 47504, 52120, 81229, Bourk’s Luck, Pilgrim’s Rest District, Limpopo Province, Republic of South Africa (2430DB).
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A large Afroedura (to 62 mm SVL) differing from all other congeners by the following combination of characters: two pairs of enlarged subdigital lamellae per digit; tail faintly verticillate with three subcaudal rows and usually six supracaudal rows per verticil; dorsal scales bluntly keeled to trihedral; usually a single internasal scale; 20–24 precloacal pores in males. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 849 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	Named after Latin rūpes = rock, referring to the rupicolous nature of this (and most) members of the genus Afroedura.
References	Jacobsen, N.H.G. 1992. Flat Geckos Genus Afroedura in the Transvaal. J. Herp. Assoc. Africa (40): 22-25 - get paper here Jacobsen, N.H.G. 1997. Family Gekkonidae, Genus Afroedura. In: Van Wyk, J.H. (Ed.), Proceedings of the FitzSimons Commemorative Symposium, South African Lizards: 50 years of Progress and Third H.A.A. Symposium on African Herpetology, Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, South Africa, 11–15 October 1993. Herpetological Association of Africa, Stellenbosch, pp. 34–39. JACOBSEN, NIELS H. G.; ARIANNA L. KUHN, TODD R. JACKMAN & AARON M. BAUER 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 - get paper here Stander, R.I. 2023. The Reptiles of the Limpopo Province and Kruger National Park. Herp Nomad, Polokwane, South Africa, 367 pp. - get paper here Tolley, K.A., Conradie, W., Pietersen, D.W., Weeber, J., Burger, M. & Alexander, G.J. (eds) 2023. Conservation status of the reptiles of South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho. Suricata 10. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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