Afroedura rondavelica

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Blyde River flat gecko
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Afroedura
Species:
A. rondavelica
Binomial name
Afroedura rondavelica
Jacobsen, Kuhn, Jackman & Bauer, 2014

Afroedura rondavelica, also known as the Blyde River flat gecko or rondavel rock gecko, is a species of African gecko, first found Blyde River Canyon of South Africa. [2] Its specific and common name refers to the rondavel, a southern African hut-type structure.

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Range

The Blyde River flat gecko was first found in 1991 at a single site in the vicinity of the Three Rondavels in the Blyde River Canyon. [1] [3]

In 2025, after 34 years, the Endangered Wildlife Trust said it found the species again at the same site. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Tolley, K.A.; Bates, M.F. (2022). "Afroedura rondavelica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T110193608A197426999. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T110193608A197426999.en . Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Jacobsen, Niels H. G.; Kuhn, Arianna L.; Kuhn, Arianna L.; Jackman, Todd R.; Bauer, Aaron M. (2014). "A phylogenetic analysis of the southern African gecko genus Afroedura Loveridge (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with the description of nine new species from Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa". Zootaxa. 3846 (4): 451. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3846.4.1. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   25112263.
  3. 1 2 "This flat-bodied South African gecko was a 'lost' species. It's been found again after 34 years". AP News. 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
  4. ↑ "'Lost' gecko species rediscovered after more than 33 years". Archived from the original on 2025-05-16.

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