Afrogecko porphyreus

Afrogecko porphyreus

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: Afrogecko
Species: Afrogecko porphyreus
Subspecies: A. p. cronwrigthi – A. p. namaquensis

Name

Afrogecko porphyreus Daudin, 1802

Type locality: Santo Domingo Island. Terra typica designata (Fltzsimons 1943): Cape of Good Hope.

Synonyms

• Gecko porphyreus Daudin, 1802: 130
• Phyllodactylus porphyreus Duméril & Bibron, 1836: 393

References

• Daudin, 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Reptiles, Vol. 4. F. Dufart, Paris.
• Afrogecko porphyreus at the New Reptile Database

Distribution

• Republic of South Africa (S/SW Cape, Port Elizabeth),Islands off the west coast of South Africa (Robben, Jutten, Dassen, Meeuw, Marcus, Malgas, Schappen).

Vernacular names

English: Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko