Afroedura halli
Afroedura halli, also known commonly as Hall's flat gecko or the inland rock gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.[2]
| Afroedura halli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Afroedura |
| Species: | A. halli |
| Binomial name | |
| Afroedura halli (Hewitt, 1935) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
The specific name, halli, is in honor of Charles Hall who collected the holotype.[3]
References
- Bates, M.F.; Bauer, A.M. (2018). "Afroedura halli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T196890A115660915. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T196890A115660915.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- "Afroedura halli ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Afroedura halli, p. 114).
Further reading
- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. (Afroedura halli, p. 233 + Plate 107).
- Hewitt J (1935). "Some new forms of batrachians and reptiles from South Africa". Records of the Albany Museum 4: 283–357. (Oedura halli, new species, p. 321).
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