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
Homopholis
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African Velvet Geckos
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Afrikanische Samtgeckos
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Afrikanske Fløjlsgekkoer
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1885 |  |
Homopholis Boulenger (type species: Geko walbergii Smith 1849) |
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1890 | |
Platypholis Boulenger (type species: Platypholis fasciata Boulenger 1890; syn. Kluge 1991) |
Contents:
4 species, of which 1 (25.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Böhme & Meier (1980) suggested
Blaesodactylus to be treated as a subgenus of Homopholis, an arrangement which has been followed by many authors (e.g., Glaw & Vences 1992; Henkel & Schmidt 1995), however, Kluge & Nussbaum (1995) revalidated
Blaesodactylus as a separate genus.
Distribution:
Botswana,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago),
Somalia,
South Africa
(KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province),
Tanzania,
Zimbabwe.
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Homopholis arnoldi
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Mahalapye Velvet Gecko
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Mahalapye-Samtgecko
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Mahalapye-fløjlsgekko
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1944 | |
Homopholis wahlbergii arnoldi Loveridge |
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Homopholis arnoldi Broadley, Jackman & Bauer 2014 |
Remarks:
The only two records from Mpumalanga may represent human-mediated translocations (Broadley, Jackman & Bauer 2014).
Distribution:
Botswana,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago),
South Africa
(Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province),
Zimbabwe.
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Homopholis fasciata
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Banded Velvet Gecko, Striped Velvet Gecko
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Gebänderter Samtgecko
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Båndet Fløjlsgekko
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1890 | |
Platypholis fasciata Boulenger |
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Homopholis fasciata Loveridge 1947 |
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1906 | |
Homopholis erlangeri Steindachner (Parker 1932) |
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Platypholis fasciata erlangeri Parker 1932 |
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Homopholis fasciata erlangeri Loveridge 1947 |
Distribution:
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Somalia,
Tanzania.
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Homopholis mulleri
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Limpopo Velvet Gecko, (Muller's Velvet Gecko)
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Limpopo-Samtgecko
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Limpopo-fløjlsgekko
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Homopholis mulleri Visser |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Limpopo).
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Homopholis wahlbergii
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Southern African Velvet Gecko, Velvety House Gecko, (Wahlberg's Velvet Gecko)
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Südafrikanischer Samtgecko
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Sydafrikansk Fløjlsgekko
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1849 | |
Geko walbergii Smith |
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Homopholis wahlbergii Boulenger 1885 |
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1885 | |
Homopholis macrolepis Boulenger (Kluge 2001) |
Remarks:
Previously included arnoldi. Greenbaum, Bauer & Jackman (2007) pointed out that walbergii is the original spelling of the specific epithet, however, Smith corrected this in an addenda slip (Broadley, Jackman & Bauer 2014).
Distribution:
Eswatini,
Mozambique,
South Africa
(Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga).
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