Homopholis
| Homopholis | |
|---|---|
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| H. fasciata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Uroplatinae |
| Genus: | Homopholis Boulenger, 1885 |
| Diversity | |
| 4 species (see text) | |
Homopholis is a genus of geckos found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1] Their diet consists of small insects, and they are oviparous.
Species
[edit]There are four species:[1]
- Homopholis arnoldi Loveridge, 1944
- Homopholis fasciata (Boulenger, 1890) — banded velvet gecko, striped velvet gecko
- Homopholis mulleri Visser, 1987 — Muller's velvet gecko
- Homopholis wahlbergii (A. Smith, 1849) — Wahlberg's velvet gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Homopholis.
Nomenclatural note: The spelling walbergii was corrected to wahlbergii by Smith (1849) in an errata within an addenda slip (unpaginated).
References
[edit]- ^ a b Homopholis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2015.
Further reading
[edit]- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Homopholis, new genus, p. 191).