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| name = ''Homopholis'' | | name = ''Homopholis'' | ||
| image = Homopholis fasciata1 cropped.JPG | | image = Homopholis fasciata1 cropped.JPG | ||
| image_caption = '' | | image_caption = ''Homopholis fasciata'' | ||
| taxon = Homopholis (lizard) | | taxon = Homopholis (lizard) | ||
| authority = [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1885 | | authority = [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1885 | ||
| diversity = | | diversity = Four species (see [[#Species|text]]) | ||
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'''''Homopholis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[gecko]]s | '''''Homopholis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[gecko]]s in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Gekkonidae]]. [[Species]] in the genus ''Homopholis'' are native to [[Sub-Saharan Africa]].<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB genus|genus=Homopholis|accessdate=1 January 2015}}</ref> Their diet consists of small insects, and they are [[Oviparity|oviparous]]. | ||
==Species== | ==Species== | ||
There are four species | There are four species in the genus ''Homopholis''.<ref name=RDB/> | ||
* ''[[Homopholis arnoldi]]'' {{small|[[Arthur Loveridge|Loveridge]], 1944}} | * ''[[Homopholis arnoldi]]'' {{small|[[Arthur Loveridge|Loveridge]], 1944}} | ||
* ''[[Homopholis fasciata]]'' {{small|([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1890)}} | * ''[[Homopholis fasciata]]'' {{small|([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1890)}} – banded velvet gecko, striped velvet gecko | ||
* ''[[Homopholis mulleri]]'' {{small|[[John | * ''[[Homopholis mulleri]]'' {{small|[[species:John Duckitt Visser|Visser]], 1987}} – Muller's velvet gecko | ||
* ''[[Homopholis wahlbergii]]'' {{small|([[Andrew Smith (zoologist)|A. Smith]], 1849)}} | * ''[[Homopholis wahlbergii]]'' {{small|([[Andrew Smith (zoologist)|A. Smith]], 1849)}} – Wahlberg's velvet gecko | ||
''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Homopholis''. | ''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Homopholis''. | ||
Nomenclatural note: The spelling walbergii was corrected to wahlbergii by Smith (1849) in an errata within an addenda slip (unpaginated). | Nomenclatural note: The spelling ''walbergii'' was corrected to ''wahlbergii'' by Andrew Smith (1849) in an errata within an addenda slip (unpaginated). | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
*[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]] (1885). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ...'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates | *[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]] (1885). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ'' ...'''.''' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (''Homopholis'', new genus, p. 191). | ||
{{Taxonbar|from=Q145429}} | {{Taxonbar|from=Q145429}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:08, 6 December 2025
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Italic title Template:Automatic taxobox Homopholis is a genus of geckos in the family Gekkonidae. Species in the genus Homopholis are native to Sub-Saharan Africa.[1] Their diet consists of small insects, and they are oviparous.
Species
There are four species in the genus Homopholis.[1]
- Homopholis arnoldi Loveridge, 1944Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Homopholis fasciata (Boulenger, 1890)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – banded velvet gecko, striped velvet gecko
- Homopholis mulleri Visser, 1987Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Muller's velvet gecko
- Homopholis wahlbergii (A. Smith, 1849)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Wahlberg's velvet gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Homopholis.
Nomenclatural note: The spelling walbergii was corrected to wahlbergii by Andrew Smith (1849) in an errata within an addenda slip (unpaginated).
References
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- ↑ a b Homopholis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2015.
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Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Homopholis, new genus, p. 191).