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Afroedura
''Afroedura'' is a genus of African geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. Member species are collectively known as rock geckos or flat geckos. In 2021, four new species of ''Afroedura'' were described from Angola. Species The genus ''Afroedura'' contains 34 recognized species. www.reptile-database.org. *''Afroedura africana'' *''Afroedura amatolica'' – Amatola rock gecko *''Afroedura bogerti'' – Bogert's rock geckoBeolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Afroedura bogerti'', p. 30; ''A. loveridgei'', p. 161). *'' Afroedura broadleyi'' – Broadley's rock gecko *''Afroedura donveae'' – Iona flat gecko *''Afroedura gorongosa'' *'' Afroedura granitica'' – granite rock gecko *'' Afroedura haackei'' – Haacke's rock gecko *'' Afroedura halli'' *'' Afroedura hawequensis'' – Cape rock gecko, Hawequa flat gecko *'' Afroedura karroica'' *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afroedura Bogerti
Bogert's rock gecko (''Afroedura bogerti'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''bogerti'', is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Afroedura bogerti'', p. 30). Geographic range ''A. bogerti'' is found in Angola and Namibia. www.reptile-database.org. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''A. bogerti'' is rocky areas in savanna, at altitudes of . Description Adults of ''A. bogerti'' have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about . Dorsally, the body is gray, with darker irregularly shaped crossbars. Ventrally it is white, speckled with brown. Reproduction ''A. bogerti is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afroedura Transvaalica
The Transvaal rock gecko (''Afroedura transvaalica'') is a species of gecko endemic to Southern Africa."''Afroedura transvaalica'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Branch, Bill 2004. ''Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa''. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. . (''Afroedura transvaalica'', p. 236 + Plate 88; ''A. loveridgei'', p. 236). Common names Additional common names for ''Afroedura transvaalica'' include Limpopo flat gecko, Transvaal flat gecko, and Zimbabwe flat gecko. Taxonomy It was originally described as a new species and given its binomial name by South African herpetologist John Hewitt in 1925. Geographic range Both the specific name, ''transvaalica'', and the English common name, Transvaal flat gecko, are misnomers, in a sense, as ''A. transvaalica'' occurs almost exclusively in Zimbabwe; however, small populations with small distributions occur in northern Limpopo, South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afroedura Broadleyi
''Afroedura broadleyi'', also known commonly as Broadley's rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''broadleyi'', is in honor of African herpetologist Donald George Broadley. Geographic range ''A. broadleyi'' was first found in Limpopo Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is ... province, South Africa. (''Afroedura broadleyi'', new species, p. 487).. www.reptile-database.org. References broadleyi Endemic reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 2014 {{Gekkonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afroedura Amatolica
The Amatola rock gecko or Amatola flat gecko (''Afroedura amatolica'') is a species of African gecko endemic to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... References amatolica Endemic reptiles of South Africa Taxa named by John Hewitt (herpetologist) Reptiles described in 1925 {{Gekkonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afroedura Africana
''Afroedura africana'', also known as African rock gecko, is a species of African gecko found in Namibia and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... References africana Reptiles of Namibia Reptiles of South Africa Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Reptiles described in 1888 {{Gekkonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afroedura Gorongosa
''Afroedura gorongosa'' is a species of African gecko found in Mozambique. References gorongosa Gorongosa is a town and the administrative center of Gorongosa District of Mozambique, situated on the country's main north-south highway (the EN1). Mount Gorongosa is north of the town, and Gorongosa National Park Gorongosa National Park is at ... Reptiles of Mozambique Endemic fauna of Mozambique Reptiles described in 2017 Taxa named by Michael F. Barej {{Gekkonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afroedura Donveae
''Afroedura donveae'', also known commonly as the Iona flat gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina .... References donveae Reptiles of Angola Reptiles described in 2021 Taxa named by William Roy Branch Taxa named by Andreas Schmitz Taxa named by Werner Conradie {{Gekkonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 64 genera. Members of the Gekkonidae comprise many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (''Hemidactylus''), tokay geckos (''Gekko''), day geckos (''Phelsuma''), mourning geckos (''Lepidodactylus'') and dtellas (''Gehyra''). Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly species-rich in tropical areas. Hemidactylus geckos are one of the most species-rich and widely distributed of all reptile genera. Carranza, S., and E. .. Arnold. "Systematics, Biogeography, and Evolution of Hemidactylus Geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) Elucidated Using Mitochondrial DNA Sequences." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 38, no. 2, Elsevier Inc, 2006, pp. 531–45, . Fossils The earliest known gekkonidae fossil record '' Yantarogekko'' was found in Eocene-Aged Baltic amber. Distribution Species within the Gekkonidae family can be located in every warm land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Loveridge
Arthur Loveridge (28 May 1891 – 16 February 1980) was a British biologist and herpetologist who wrote about animals in East Africa, particularly Tanzania, and New Guinea. He gave scientific names to several gecko species in the region. Arthur Loveridge was born in Penarth, and was interested in natural history from childhood. He gained experience with the National Museum of Wales and Manchester Museum before becoming the curator of the Nairobi Museum (now the National Museum of Kenya) in 1914. During WW1, he joined the East African Mounted Rifles, later returning to the museum to build up the collections. He then became an assistant game warden in Tanganyika. In 1924, he joined the Museum of Comparative Zoology in the grounds of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he was the curator of herpetology. He returned to East Africa on several field trips and wrote many scientific papers before retiring from Harvard in 1957. He married Mary Victoria Sloan in 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Mitchill Bogert
Charles Mitchill Bogert (June 4, 1908 – April 10, 1992) was an American herpetologist, and curator of herpetology and researcher for the American Museum of Natural History. Early life and education Born in Mesa, Colorado, Bogert was a technician at the Division of Nature Study for the Los Angeles City Schools in California, a guide at Rocky Mountain National Park, and a forest ranger for the US National Park Service at the Grand Canyon National Park before attaining his bachelor and master of arts degrees at the University of California, Los Angeles. Assistant curator From 1936 to 1940, Bogert was the assistant curator of herpetology for the American Museum of Natural History. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation, he participated in several surveys of various states in Mexico, including one with Karl Patterson Schmidt for the Field Museum of Natural History. In 1941, he was elected vice president of the American Society of Ichthyologists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, behind Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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