| Afroedura pundomontana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Afroedura |
| Species: | A. pundomontana |
| Binomial name | |
| Afroedura pundomontana Conradie, Schmitz, Lobón-Rovira, Becker, Vaz Pinto, & Hauptfleisch , 2022 | |
Afroedura pundomontana, also known as the Bocoio flat gecko, is a species of African geckos, first found in Namibia. [1]
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