Homopholis mulleri VISSER, 1987
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | Muller's Velvet Gecko |
Synonym | Homopholis mulleri VISSER 1987 Platypholis mulleri — KLUGE 1993 Homopholis mulleri — KLUGE & NUSSBAUM 1995 Homopholis mulleri — RÖSLER 2000: 89 Homopholis mulleri — MASHININI & MAHLANGU 2013 |
Distribution | Republic of South Africa (Limpopo Province, N Transvaal) Type locality: farm ‘Command’, No. 588 Messina District, just east of Huntleigh Siding (22°43’S, 29°52’E) and 30 km northeast of Waterpoort, northern Transvaal (now Limpopo Province). |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: DNMNH (= TM) 64393, adult male |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Habitat.—Known only from open mixed mopane veld, living under loose bark and in holes in trees such as marula (Sclerocarya birrea) and knobthorn (Acacia nigrescens) at 700–800 m asl. |
Etymology | named after the collector of the types, D. Muller (and J. Visser). |
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