Afroedura halli

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Afroedura halli
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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]
  • Oedura halli
    Hewitt, 1935
  • Afroedura karroica halli
    Loveridge, 1947
  • Afroedura halli
    Branch, 1998

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]

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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]

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References

  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.
  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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