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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 Ptenopus
Biodiversity of the family Gekkonidae








Genus
Ptenopus

African Barking Geckos, Whistling Geckos

Pfeifengeckos

Fløjtegekkoer

1865 Ptenopus Gray (type species: Ptenopus maculatus Gray 1865)
Contents: 3 species, of which 2 (66.7%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa (Eastern Cape, Free State, Limpopo, North West Province, Northern Cape, Western Cape), Zimbabwe.

Ptenopus carpi

Banded Barking Gecko, (Carp's Barking Gecko)

Gebänderter Pfeifengecko

Båndet Fløjtegekko

1962 Ptenopus carpi Brain

Remarks: Validity of this species has been questioned (Polakow 1997).
Distribution: Namibia.


Ptenopus garrulus

Common Barking Gecko, Garrulous Gecko, Common Whistling Gecko

Gewöhnlicher Pfeifengecko

Almindelig Fløjtegekko

1849 Stenodactylus garrulus Smith
Ptenopus garrulus Boulenger 1885
1865 Ptenopus maculatus Gray (Haacke 1975)
Ptenopus garrulus maculatus Fitzsimons 1935

Other common names:
maculatus: Spotted Barking Gecko
Distribution: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa (Eastern Cape, Free State, Limpopo, North West Province, Northern Cape, Western Cape), Zimbabwe.


Ptenopus garrulus
© Henrik Bringsøe

Ptenopus kochi

Interdune Barking Gecko, (Koch's Barking Gecko)

Dünen-Pfeifengecko

Klit-fløjtegekko

1964 Ptenopus kochi Haacke

Distribution: Namibia.