Holodactylus africanus

Holodactylus africanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkomorpha

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: Eublepharoidea
Familia: Eublepharidae
Genus: Holodactylus
Species: Holodactylus africanus

Name

Holodactylus africanus Boettger, 1893: 114

• Holotype: SMF 59442.
• Type locality: “Abdallah, nördlich vom Webi, Somaliland”.

Synonyms

• Holodactylus aculeatus Calabresi, 1915: 238
  • Holotype: MZUF 716.
  • Type locality: “Somalia”.

References

Primary references

• Boettger, O. 1893. Übersicht der von Prof. C. Keller anlässlich der Ruspoli'schen Expedition nach den Somaliländern gesammelten Reptilien und Batrachier. Zoologischer Anzeiger 16(416): 113–119. BHL
• Calabresi, E. 1915. Contributo alla conoscenza dei Rettili della Somalia. Monitore Zoologico Italiano 26: 234–247. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Holodactylus africanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 November 2019.
• Spawls, S., Beraduccii, J. & Malonza, P. 2021. IUCN: Holodactylus africanus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T18917812A18917818. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T18917812A18917818.en. Accessed on 22 March 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Boettger's Strong-clawed Gecko