''Homopholis'' is a genus of

gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

s found in

Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...

. Their diet consists of small insects, and they are oviparous.

Species

There are four species: * '' Homopholis arnoldi'' * ''

Homopholis fasciata ''Homopholis fasciata'', a nocturnal vertebrate known as the banded velvet gecko or striped velvet gecko, is a small gecko that lives in East Africa. Description Homopholis Fasciata's are small gecko's with soft, velvet-like skin. They have sh ...

'' — banded velvet gecko, striped velvet gecko * '' Homopholis mulleri'' — Muller's velvet gecko * ''

Homopholis walbergii Wahlberg's velvet gecko (''Homopholis wahlbergii'') is a species of large gecko, a lizard in the Family (biology), family Gekkonidae. The species occurs exclusively in Southern Africa. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''wa ...

'' — Wahlberg's velvet gecko '' Nota bene'': A

binomial authority In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...

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

Species

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