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Taxonomy of the genus Homopholis Biodiversity of the family Gekkonidae

Bibliography of the genus
Homopholis (African Velvet Geckos)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Homopholis in general

Broadley, D.G.; Jackman, T.R.; Bauer, A.M. 2014. A review of the genus Homopholis Boulenger (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) in southern Africa. African Journal of Herpetology 63(2): 109-126.

Greenbaum, E.; Bauer, A.M.; Jackman, T.R. 2007. Homopholis and Blaesodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) revisited: new insights from a molecular phylogeny. African Journal of Herpetology 56(2): 101-114.

Kluge, A.G.; Nussbaum, R.A. 1995. A review of African-Madagascan gekkonid lizard phylogeny and biogeography (Squamata). Miscellaneous Publications Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 183: 1-20.

Loveridge, A. 1944. Remarks on the gekkonid genera Homopholis and Platypholis with description of a new race. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 57: 1-4.

Rösler, H. 1984. First observation of bipedal locomotion in a gecko, Homopholis (Blaesodactylus) sakalava (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 30: 13-14.

Russell, A.P. 1978. The status of the lizard genera Blaesodactylus Boettger and Homopholis Boulenger (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Copeia 1978(1): 25-29.

Vit, Z. 1978. [The African gekko]. (In Polish). Wszechswiat 1978(12): 312-313.

Homopholis arnoldi

Visser, J. 1987. A new Homopholis (Sauria, Gekkonidae) from the northern Transvaal with a discussion of some generic characters. South African Journal of Zoology 22(2): 110-114.

Homopholis fasciata

Barts, M. 2004. Der Gebänderte Samtgecko & Wahlbergs Gecko - Homopholis fasciata & Homopholis wahlbergii. Natur und Tier-Verlag, Münster. 62 pp.

Barts, M. 2005. Homopholis fasciata (Boulenger, 1890). Sauria (Berlin) 27(3): 649-652. (Suppl).

Gramentz, D. 2009. On the bioacoustic behavior of male Homopholis fasciata. Russian Journal of Herpetology 16(2): 88-94.

Steindachner, F. 1907. Herpetologische Notizen. III. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 27: 355-356.

Steindachner, F. 1907. Über Homopholis erlangeri (n. sp.) aus Abessinien, Alestes sadleri Blgr. aus dem Victoria-Nyansa und Varicorhinus tornieri (n. sp.) aus Deutsch-Kamerun. Annalen des Kaiserlich-Königlichen Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums (Wien) 21: 149-155.

Homopholis mulleri

Visser, J. 1987. A new Homopholis (Sauria, Gekkonidae) from the northern Transvaal with a discussion of some generic characters. South African Journal of Zoology 22(2): 110-114.

Homopholis wahlbergii

Barts, M. 2004. Der Gebänderte Samtgecko & Wahlbergs Gecko - Homopholis fasciata & Homopholis wahlbergii. Natur und Tier-Verlag, Münster. 62 pp.

Haagner, G.V. 1988. Homopholis wahlbergi Wahlberg's velvety gecko. Reproduction. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 35: 37.

Hlavicka, P. 1991. [The gecko species Homopholis wahlbergi]. (Czech). Akvarium Terarium 34(8): 24-25.

Kroger, R.H.H.; Campbell, M.C.W.; Fernald, R.D.; Wagner, H.J. 1999. Multifocal lenses compensate for chromatic defocus in vertebrate eyes. Journal of Comparative Physiology A Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 184(4): 361-369.

Loveridge, A. 1944. Remarks on the gekkonid genera Homopholis and Platypholis with description of a new race. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 57: 1-4.

Newman, A.C. 1965. Further observations from Umtali snake park. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 23/24: 55-57.

Schafer, C. 1994. Haltung und Zucht von Homopholis wahlbergii (Smith, 1849). Sauria (Berlin) 16(4): 19-24.

Switak, K.H. 1980. Wenn andere aufstehen gehen sie schlafen, Zwei Geckos für Nachtmenschen. Aquarien Magazin 14(6): 294-295.

Tasman, K. 1958. Some Rhodesian geckos. Proceedings Rhod. sci. Ass. 46: 135-146.

Whiting, M.J.; Reaney, L.T.; Keogh, J.S. 2007. Ecology of Wahlberg's velvet gecko, Homopholis wahlbergii, in southern Africa. African Zoology 42(1): 38-44.