Afrogecko porphyreus

Afrogecko porphyreus

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: Afrogecko
Species: Afrogecko porphyreus

Name

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Afrogecko porphyreus (Daudin, 1802)

  • Holotype: MNHN-RA 6732.
  • Type locality: “île Santo Domingo”, corrected to “Cape of Good Hope” by Fitzsimons (1943).

Combinations

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  • Gecko porphyreus Daudin, 1802: 130 [original combination]
  • Phyllodactylus porphyreusDuméril & Bibron, 1836: 393 [subsequent combination]
  • Afrogecko porphyreusBauer, Good & Branch, 1997: 476 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Phyllodactylus porphyreus namaquensis Hewitt, 1935: 320 [synonymised by Bauer, Good & Branch (1997: 478)]
    • Holotype: PEM R16091 (formerly AMG 6943), collected by V.S. Peers on 28 August 1933.
    • Type locality: “Bitterfontein, Namaqualand”, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
  • Phyllodactylus porphyreus cronwrighti Hewitt, 1937: 205 [synonymised by Bauer, Good & Branch (1997: 478)]
    • Syntypes (n=4): PEM R16085–6, R16087 (formerly AMG 7649) and R16088 (formerly AMG 7791), collected by Fred Cronwright, date unknown.
    • Type locality: “Cape St. Francis”, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Native distribution areas

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  • Republic of South Africa: Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces; including islands off the west coast: Robben, Jutten, Dassen, Meeuw, Marcus, Malgas, and Schappen.

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko