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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Gekkonidae
Bibliography of the genus Afrogecko
Biodiversity of the family Gekkonidae








Genus
Afrogecko

Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko

Marmorierter Blattfingergecko

Marmoreret Bladfingergekko

1997 Afrogecko Bauer, Good & Branch (type species: Gecko porphyreus Daudin 1802)
Contents: 1 species, which is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously included Bauerius ansorgii, Kolekanos plumicaudus, and Ramigekko swartbergensis.
Distribution: As for the single species.

Afrogecko porphyreus

Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko

Marmorierter Blattfingergecko

Marmoreret Bladfingergekko

1802 Gecko porphyreus Daudin
Phyllodactylus porphyreus Duméril & Bibron 1836
Afrogecko porphyreus Bauer, Good & Branch 1997
1935 Phyllodactylus porphyreus namaquensis Hewitt (Kluge 1991)
1937 Phyllodactylus porphyreus cronwrighti Hewitt (Wermuth 1965)

Remarks: Reported from Namibia, but presence there needs confirmation (Griffin 2003). Madagascan records (e.g., Angel 1942; Guibe 1956; Blanc 1971) refer to Matoatoa brevipes, previously regarded as a synonym of porphyreus (Bauer, Good & Branch 1997).
Introduced to: Namibia, Saint Helena, South Africa (Northern Cape).
Distribution: South Africa (Eastern Cape, Western Cape).