Rhoptropella is a monotypic genus of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is indigenous to southern Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Rhoptropella Hewitt, 1937 |
| Species: | R. ocellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhoptropella ocellata (Boulenger, 1885)
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| Approximate distribution
Range (Southern Africa)
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| Synonyms[3] | |
Species
editThe sole species in the genus Rhoptropella is Rhoptropella ocellata,[3] although its generic allocation is debated.[1]
Common names
editR. ocellata is known commonly as the Namaqua day gecko, the ocellated day gecko, and the spotted day gecko.[1]
Geographic range
editR. ocellata is found in southwestern Namibia and South Africa (Little Namaqualand).[1][3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of R. ocellata are desert and shrubland.[1]
Description
editAdults of R. ocellata have a snout-to-vent length of 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in).[4]
Reproduction
editR. ocellata is oviparous.[3] Adult females lay clutches of 1–2 hard-shelled eggs. Each egg measures 8.5 by 6.5 mm (0.33 by 0.26 in).[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Bates MF, Branch WR (2018). "Phelsuma ocellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T16939A115652199. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c d Rhoptropella ocellata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 November 2018.
- ^ a b Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Phelsuma ocellata, pp. 264–265 + Plate 90).
Further reading
edit- Boulenger GA (1885). "Descriptions of three new Species of Geckos". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fifth Series 16: 473–475. (Rhoptropus ocellatus, new species, p. 475).
- Hewitt J (1937). "Descriptions of South African lizards". Annals of the Natal Museum 8 (2): 199–209. (Rhoptropella, new genus; R. ocellata, new combination).
- Rocha S, Rösler H, Gehring P-S, Glaw F, Posada D, Harris DJ, Vences M (2010). "Phylogenetic systematics of day geckos, genus Phelsuma, based on molecular and morphological data (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Zootaxa 2429: 1–28. (Rhoptropella ocellata).
- Schmidt KP (1933). "The Reptiles of the Pulitzer Angola Expedition". Annals of the Carnegie Museum 22 (1): 1–15. (Phelsuma ocellata, new combination).