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are collectively known as rock geckos or flat geckos. In 2021, four new species of ''Afroedura'' were described from

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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 t ...

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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 bounde ...

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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. Beole ...

'' – 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 ''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_ca ...

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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 EN ...

'' *'' Afroedura granitica'' – granite rock gecko *'' Afroedura haackei'' – Haacke's rock gecko *'' Afroedura halli'' *'' Afroedura hawequensis'' – Cape rock gecko, Hawequa flat gecko *'' Afroedura karroica'' *''

Afroedura langi ''Afroedura langi'', also known as Lang's rock gecko, Lang's flat gecko, or Lowveld flat gecko, is a species of African gecko found in South Africa and Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ...

'' *'' Afroedura leoloensis'' – Leolo rock gecko *'' Afroedura loveridgei'' – Loveridge's rock gecko *'' Afroedura major'' *'' Afroedura maripi'' – Maripi rock gecko *''

Afroedura marleyi ''Afroedura marleyi'', also known as Marley's rock gecko or Marley's flat gecko, is a species of African gecko found in South Africa and Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ...

'' – Marley's rock gecko, Marley's flat gecko *'' Afroedura multiporis'' – Multipored rock gecko, Woodbush flat gecko *'' Afroedura namaquensis'' – Namaqua rock gecko, Namaqua flat gecko *'' Afroedura nivaria'' – Drakensberg rock gecko, Drakensberg flat gecko *'' Afroedura otjihipa'' – Otjihipa flat gecko *'' Afroedura pienaari'' – Pienaar's rock gecko *'' Afroedura pondolia'' – Pondo rock gecko, Pondo flat gecko *'' Afroedura pongola'' – Pongola rock gecko *'' Afroedura praedicta'' – Serra da Neve flat gecko *'' Afroedura pundomontana'' – Bocoio flat gecko *'' Afroedura rondavelica'' – Rondavels rock gecko *''

Afroedura rupestris ''Afroedura rupestris'', also known as the Abel Erasmus flat gecko, is a species of African gecko, first found in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the So ...

'' *'' Afroedura tembulica'' – Queenstown rock gecko, Tembu flat gecko *'' Afroedura tirasensis'' *''

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 Afric ...

'' – Transvaal rock gecko, Transvaal flat gecko *'' Afroedura vazpintorum'' – Coastal flat gecko *'' Afroedura waterbergensis'' – Waterberg rock gecko *'' Afroedura wulfhaackei'' – Angolan flat gecko ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Afroedura''.

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