Afroedura major

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Taxonavigation

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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 major

Name

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Afroedura major Onderstall, 1984

  • Holotype: TM 41498, adult ♂, collected by D. Onderstall on 29 December 1971.
  • Type locality: “Black Umbeluzi Falls (26°16′ S 31°09′ E), ±1100 m elevation, Hhohho District, Swaziland”.
  • Paratypes (n=11): TM 41497, adult ♀, and TM 41499, adult ♀, same data as for holotype; TM 42530, unsexed juvenile, 3 October 1972, TM 42671, juvenile ♀, and TM 42672, young ♂, 8 January 1971, collected by W.D. Haacke, from “Matenga Falls, 26°26′S; 31°10′E, Swaziland”; TM 47006, adult ♂, and TM 48170, juvenile ♂, September 1974, collected by J. and D. Onderstall, from “E slope of Mdimba Plateau, 26°23′S; 31°12′E, Swaziland”; TM 47116, juvenile, TM 49642, subadult ♂, and TM 50316, young adult ♀, 18 October 1975, collected by W.R. Branch, from “Matenga Falls, 26°26′S; 31°10′E, Swaziland”; TM 47265, adult ♀, 19 October 1975, collected by D. Onderstall, from “Komati Bridge, 26°03′S; 31°12′E, Swaziland”.

Combinations

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  • Afroedura pondolia major Onderstall, 1984: 500 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Afroedura majorBranch, 1998: 234 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

Native distribution areas

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  • Eswatini [=Swaziland].

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: Swazi Rock Gecko