Rhoptropus diporus

Rhoptropus diporus

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: Rhoptropus
Species: Rhoptropus diporus

Name

Rhoptropus diporus Haacke, 1965

• Holotype: TM 28238.
• Type locality: “Farm Twyfelfontein (about 20°37’S, 14°20’E), district Outjo, SWA [=Namibia]”.

Combinations

• Rhoptropus bradfieldi diporus Haacke, 1965 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Rhoptropus diporus — Bauer & Lamb, 2001 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

References

Primary references

• Haacke, W.D. 1965. Additional notes on the herpetology of South West Africa with descriptions of two new subspecies of geckos. Cimbebasia 11: 1–39.
• Bauer, A.M. & Lamb, T. 2001. A reconsideration of the systematic status of Rhoptropus bradfieldi diporus Haacke 1965. African Journal of Herpetology 50(2): 71–78. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2001.9635452 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Damara Namib Day Gecko