Rhoptropus

Updated on Nov 07, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Gekkonidae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles		Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Gekkota Subfamily Gekkoninae Rank Genus

Similar Ptenopus, Chondrodactylus, Pachydactylus, Afrogecko, Perochirus

Rhoptropus afer an exceptionally fast gecko

Rhoptropus is a genus of geckos endemic to Southern Africa, better known as Namib day geckos.

The following species and subspecies are recognized:

Rhoptropus afer W. Peters, 1869 — common Namib day gecko

Rhotropus barnardi Hewitt, 1926 — Barnard's Namib day gecko

Rhoptropus biporosus V. FitzSimons, 1957 — Kaokoveld Namib day gecko

Rhoptropus boultoni K.P. Schmidt, 1933 — Boulton's Namib day gecko

Rhoptropus boultoni benguellensis Mertens, 1938

Rhoptropus boultoni boultoni K.P. Schmidt, 1933

Rhoptropus boultoni montanus Laurent, 1964

Rhoptropus braconnieri (Thominot, 1878)

Rhoptropus bradfieldi Hewitt, 1935 — Bradfield's Namib day gecko

Rhoptropus diporus Haacke, 1965

Rhoptropus taeniostictus Laurent, 1964

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