Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Ancylodactylus
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African Rock and Forest Geckos
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Afrikanischer Felsen- und Waldtaggeckos
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Afrikanske Klippe- og Skovdaggekkoer
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1907 |  |
Ancylodactylus Müller (type species: Ancylodactylus spinicollis Müller 1907) |
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1921 | |
Paragonatodes Noble (type species: Gonatodes dickersoni Schmidt 1919; syn. Malonza & Bauer 2022) |
Contents:
19 species, of which 12 (63.2%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Cnemaspis
(e.g., Perret 1986).
Revalidated as a separate genus by Malonza & Bauer (2022).
Distribution:
Equatorial Africa.
Reported from:
Cameroon,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Ethiopia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Sierra Leone,
South Sudan,
Tanzania,
Togo,
Uganda.
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Ancylodactylus africanus
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Usambara Forest Gecko
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Usambara-Waldtaggecko
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Usambara-skovdaggekko
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1897 | |
Gymnodactylus africanus Werner |
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Cnemaspis africanus Loveridge 1936 |
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Ancylodactylus africanus Malonza & Bauer 2022 |
Remarks:
Several other Ancylodactylus species (elgonensis, koehleri, occidentalis) were previously regarded as subspecies of africanus (e.g., Loveridge 1947; Wermuth 1965).
Distribution:
Kenya,
Tanzania.
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Ancylodactylus alantika
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Alantika Rock Gecko
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Alantika-Felsentaggecko
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Alantika-klippedaggekko
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2006 | |
Cnemaspis alantika Bauer, Chirio, Ineich & LeBreton |
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Ancylodactylus alantika Malonza & Bauer 2022 |
Distribution:
Cameroon.
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Ancylodactylus barbouri
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Uluguru Forest Gecko
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Uluguru-Waldtaggecko
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Uluguru-skovdaggekko
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1986 | |
Cnemaspis barbouri Perret |
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Ancylodactylus barbouri Malonza & Bauer 2022 |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Ancylodactylus chyuluensis
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Chyulu Hills Pygmy Forest Gecko
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Chyulu-Waldtaggecko
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Chyulu-skovdaggekko
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2022 | |
Ancylodactylus chyuluensis Malonza & Bauer |
Distribution:
Kenya.
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Ancylodactylus dickersonae
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Ituri Four-lined Forest Gecko, (Dickerson's Forest Gecko)
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Ituri-Waldtaggecko
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Ituri-skovdaggekko
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1919 | |
Gonatodes dickersoni Schmidt |
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Cnemaspis dickersoni Perret 1986 |
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Cnemaspis dickersonae Michels & Bauer 2004 [justified emendation] |
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Ancylodactylus dickersonae Malonza & Bauer 2022 |
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Cnemaspis bohmanni Müller & Uthmöller (Perret 1986) |
Remarks:
Previously confused with quattuorseriata (Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018) of which it has been regarded as a synonym (e.g., Wermuth 1965).
Also reported from Rwanda (e.g., Perret 1986; Hinkel 1996), but presumably based on this confusion.
Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon (2018) did not include Rwanda in the distribution.
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
South Sudan,
Tanzania,
Uganda.
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Ancylodactylus dilepis
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Foulassi Rock Gecko
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Foulassi-Felsentaggecko
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Foulassi-klippedaggekko
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1963 | |
Cnemaspis quattuorseriatus dilepis Perret |
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Cnemaspis dilepis Perret 1986 |
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Ancylodactylus dilepis Malonza & Bauer 2022 |
Distribution:
Cameroon.
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Ancylodactylus elgonensis
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Elgon Forest Gecko
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Elgon-Waldtaggecko
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Elgon-skovdaggekko
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1936 | |
Cnemaspis africanus elgonensis Loveridge |
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Cnemaspis elgonensis Perret 1985 |
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Ancylodactylus elgonensis Malonza & Bauer 2022 |
Distribution:
Kenya,
Uganda.
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Ancylodactylus gigas
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Giant Rock Gecko
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Riesen-Felsentaggecko
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Kæmpe-klippedaggekko
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1986 | |
Cnemaspis gigas Perret |
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Ancylodactylus gigas Malonza & Bauer 2022 |
Distribution:
Nigeria.
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Ancylodactylus kenyaensis
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Mount Kenya Forest Gecko
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Mount-Kenya-Waldtaggecko
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Mount-Kenya-klippedaggekko
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2022 | |
Ancylodactylus kenyaensis Malonza & Bauer |
Distribution:
Kenya.
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Ancylodactylus kituiensis
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Kitui Forest Gecko
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Kitui-Waldtaggecko
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Kitui-skovdaggekko
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2022 | |
Ancylodactylus kituiensis Malonza & Bauer |
Distribution:
Kenya.
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Ancylodactylus koehleri
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Cameroon Mountains Rock Gecko
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Kamerunischer Felsentaggecko
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Camerounsk Klippedaggekko
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Cnemaspis köhleri Mertens |
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Cnemaspis africanus köhleri Loveridge 1947 |
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Cnemaspis koehleri Perret 1986 |
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Ancylodactylus koehleri Malonza & Bauer 2022 |
Distribution:
Cameroon,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Nigeria.
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Ancylodactylus laikipiensis
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Laikipia Pygmy Forest Gecko
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Laikipia-Waldtaggecko
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Laikipia-skovdaggekko
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2022 | |
Ancylodactylus laikipiensis Malonza & Bauer |
Distribution:
Kenya.
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Ancylodactylus mathewsensis
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Mathews Range Forest Gecko
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Mathews-Range-Waldtaggecko
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Mathews Range-skovdaggekko
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2022 | |
Ancylodactylus mathewsensis Malonza & Bauer |
Distribution:
Kenya.
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Ancylodactylus occidentalis
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West African Rock Gecko
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Westafrikanischer Felsentaggecko
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Vestafrikansk Klippedaggekko
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Cnemaspis occidentalis Angel |
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Cnemaspis africanus occidentalis Loveridge 1947 |
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Ancylodactylus occidentalis Malonza & Bauer 2022 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Perret (1986).
Distribution:
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Sierra Leone.
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Ancylodactylus petrodroma
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Ondo Rock Gecko
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Ondo-Felsentaggecko
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Ondo-klippedaggekko
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Cnemaspis petrodroma Perret |
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Ancylodactylus petrodroma Malonza & Bauer 2022 |
Distribution:
Nigeria.
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Ancylodactylus quattuorseriatus
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Kivu Four-lined Forest Gecko
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Vierstreifen-Waldtaggecko
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Firstribet Skovdaggekko
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Gonatodes quattuorseriatus Sternfeld |
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Cnemaspis quattuorseriatus Loveridge 1947 |
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Cnemaspis africana quattuorseriata Welch 1982 |
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Ancylodactylus quattuorseriata Malonza & Bauer 2022 |
Remarks:
Previously included dickersoni and dilepis.
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa,
Rwanda,
Uganda.
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Ancylodactylus spawlsi
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Lolldaiga Forest Gecko, (Spawls' Pygmy Forest Gecko)
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Lolldaiga-Waldtaggecko
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Lolldaiga-skovdaggekko
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2022 | |
Ancylodactylus spawlsi Malonza & Bauer |
Distribution:
Kenya.
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Ancylodactylus spinicollis
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Spiny-necked Rock Gecko, Hook-toed Gecko
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Rauhnacken-Felsentaggecko
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Ruhalset Klippedaggekko
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1907 | |
Ancylodactylus spinicollis Müller |
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Cnemaspis spinicollis Perret 1986 |
Distribution:
Cameroon,
Ghana,
Ivory Coast,
Nigeria,
Togo.
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Ancylodactylus uzungwae
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Udzungwa Forest Gecko
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Udzungwa-skovgekko
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Udzungwa-Waldgecko
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1986 | |
Cnemaspis uzungwae Perret |
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Ancylodactylus uzungwae Malonza & Bauer 2022 |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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