Afroedura nivaria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Afroedura
Species: Afroedura nivaria

Name

Afroedura nivaria (Boulenger, 1894)

• Syntypes: BMNH 1946.8.23.62.
• Type locality: “Summit of Drakensberg Range, Natal”.

Combinations

• Oedura nivaria Boulenger, 1894: 609 [original combination]
• Afroedura nivaria — Loveridge, 1947: 263 [subsequent combination]

Distribution

• Republic of South Africa (SW Natal, E Cape Province, Orange Free State), Lesotho

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1894. On a gecko from South Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1894: 608—609.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Afroedura nivaria. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 December 2022.
• Bates, M.F. & Bauer, A.M. 2022. IUCN: Afroedura nivaria  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T174109A197406128. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T174109A197406128.en. Accessed on 27 December 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Drakensberg Rock Gecko