Afroedura halli

Afroedura halli
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Afroedura
Species:	A. halli
Binomial name
	Afroedura halli; (Hewitt, 1935)
Synonyms
	Oedura halli; Hewitt, 1935; Afroedura karroica halli; — Loveridge, 1947; Afroedura halli; — Branch, 1998;

Last updated October 02, 2025

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 native to southern Africa.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, halli, is in honor of Charles Hall who collected the holotype.^[3]

Geographic name

A. halli is found in Lesotho and South Africa.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. halli is boulders and sandstone cliffs of mountain tops, at altitudes of 1,750–2,200 m (5,740–7,220 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

A. halli is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 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.
1 2 3 "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).

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 Museum4: 283–357. (Oedura halli, new species, p. 321).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 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.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 "Afroedura halli ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

[3] 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).

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