Narudasia is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 endemic to
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
better known as festive gecko.
*Festive gecko (''Narudasia festiva'') is a
diurnal, rock-dwelling gecko, reaching 2 to 3 inches in length, that lives on small
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...
s. Body and head are somewhat flattened. Overall color is grey with alternating brownish bands on the back, edged with black and white towards the rear. The long
tail
The tail is the section at the rear end of certain kinds of animals’ bodies; in general, the term refers to a distinct, flexible appendage to the torso. It is the part of the body that corresponds roughly to the sacrum and coccyx in mammals, r ...
may be yellow.
References
* Branch, B. ''Field guide to the snakes and other reptiles of Southern Africa'', New Holland Ltd., London, 1988.
* Rösler, H. ''Geckos der Welt. Alle Gattungen'', Urania-Verlag, Leipzig, Jena, Berlin, 1995.
External links
Photograph
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Endemic fauna of Namibia
Geckos
Monotypic lizard genera
Taxa named by John Hewitt (herpetologist)
Taxa named by Paul Ayshford Methuen