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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 Rhoptropus
Biodiversity of the family Gekkonidae








Genus
Rhoptropus

Southwest African Day Geckos, Namib Day Geckos

Südwestafrikanische Taggeckos

Sydvestafrikanske Daggekkoer

1869 Rhoptropus Peters (type species: Rhoptropus afer Peters 1869)
1878 Dactychylikion Thominot (type species: Dactychylikion braconnieri Thominot 1878; syn. Kluge 1991)
Contents: 9 species, of which 5 (55.6%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Angola, Namibia.

Rhoptropus afer

Coastal Namib Day Gecko, Common Namib Day Gecko

Namibischer Taggecko

Namibisk Daggekko

1869 Rhoptropus afer Peters
1878 Dactychylikion braconnieri Thominot (Branch 1988)
Rhoptropus braconnieri Hewitt 1910

Other common names:
braconnieri: Ngami Desert Gecko
Remarks: Kluge (2001) regarded braconnieri as a valid species. No other works seem to recognize its validity (e.g., Branch 1998).
Distribution: Angola, Namibia.


Rhoptropus afer
© Henrik Bringsøe

Rhoptropus barnardi

Kunene River Day Gecko, (Barnard's Namib Day Gecko)

Kunene-Taggecko

Kunene-daggekko

1926 Rhoptropus barnardi Hewitt

Distribution: Angola, Namibia.


Rhoptropus benguellensis

Benguela Day Gecko

Benguela-Taggecko

Benguela-daggekko

1938 Rhoptropus boultoni benguellensis Mertens
Rhoptropus benguellensis Marques, Ceríaco, Blackburn & Bauer 2018

Distribution: Angola.





Rhoptropus biporosus

Kaokoveld Day Gecko, Kaokoveld Namib Day Gecko

Kaokoveld-Taggecko

Kaokoveld-daggekko

1957 Rhoptropus biporosus Fitzsimons

Distribution: Angola, Namibia.


Rhoptropus boultoni

Pico Azevedo Day Gecko, (Boulton's Namib Day Gecko)

Pico-Azevedo-Taggecko

Pico Azevedo-daggekko

1933 Rhoptropus boultoni Schmidt

Remarks: Previously included benguellensis and montanus.
Distribution: Angola, Namibia.


Rhoptropus bradfieldi

Messum River Day Gecko, (Bradfield's Namib Day Gecko)

Messum-Taggecko

Messum-daggekko

1935 Rhoptropus bradfieldi Hewitt

Remarks: Previously included diporus.
Distribution: Namibia.


Rhoptropus bradfieldi
© Henrik Bringsøe

Rhoptropus diporus

Damara Day Gecko, Damara Namib Day Gecko

Damara-Taggecko

Damara-daggekko

1965 Rhoptropus bradfieldi diporus Haacke
Rhoptropus diporus Bauer & Lamb 2001

Distribution: Namibia.


Rhoptropus montanus

Lubango Day Gecko, (Mountain Namib Day Gecko)

Lubango-Taggecko

Lubango-daggekko

1964 Rhoptropus boultoni montanus Laurent
Rhoptropus montanus Marques, Ceríaco, Blackburn & Bauer 2018

Distribution: Angola.





Rhoptropus taeniostictus

Mossamedes Day Gecko, (Angolan Namib Day Gecko)

Mossamedes-Taggecko

Mossamedes-daggekko

1964 Rhoptropus taeniostictus Laurent

Distribution: Angola.