''Ancylodactylus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
diurnal (day)
gecko
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates. They range from .
Geckos are unique among lizards ...
s in the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 62 genera. The Gekkonidae contain many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (''Hemidactylus''), the tokay gecko (''Ge ...
. The genus is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
. Most of the
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
in the genus ''Ancyclodactylus'' were formerly assigned to the genus ''
Cnemaspis
''Cnemaspis'' is a genus of diurnal (day) geckos found in Asia. With over 100 species, it is one of the most diverse genera of geckos. Molecular phylogenies suggest that the two regional groupings may form distinct clades which are not each othe ...
''.
Species
*''
A. africanus''
(F. Werner
Franz Josef Maria Werner (15 August 1867 in Vienna – 28 February 1939 in Vienna) was an Austrians, Austrian zoology, zoologist and exploration, explorer. Specializing as a herpetology, herpetologist and entomology, entomologist, Werner describ ...
, 1895) – African gecko
*''
A. alantika''
( Bauer, Chirio, Ineich & LeBreton, 2006)
*''
A. barbouri''
( Perret, 1986) – Barbour's gecko
*''
A. chyuluensis''
Malonza & Bauer, 2022
*''
A. dickersonae''
(Schmidt
Schmidt may refer to:
* Schmidt (surname), including list of people and fictional characters with the surname
* Schmidt (singer) (born 1990), German pop and jazz singer
* Schmidt (lunar crater), a small lunar impact crater
* Schmidt (Martian c ...
, 1919) – Dickerson's forest gecko, four-lined forest gecko
*''
A. dilepis''
(Perret, 1963) – two-scaled gecko
*''
A. elgonensis''
( Loveridge, 1936) – Mount Elgon forest gecko
*''
A. gigas''
(Perret, 1986) – Perret's Nigeria gecko, giant forest gecko
*''
A. kenyaensis''
Malonza & Bauer, 2022
*''
A. kituiensis''
Malonza & Bauer, 2022
*''
A. koehleri''
(Mertens
__NOTOC__
Mertens () is a surname of Flanders, Flemish origin, meaning "son of Merten" (Martin (name), Martin). It is the fifth most common name in Belgium with 18,518 people in 2008.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 43.4% of all known bearer ...
, 1937) – Koehler's gecko
*''
A. laikipiensis''
Malonza & Bauer, 2022
*''
A. mathewsensis''
Malonza & Bauer, 2022
*''
A. occidentalis''
(Angel
An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...
, 1943) – western gecko
*''
A. petrodroma''
(Perret, 1986) – Nigeria crag gecko, Ondo forest gecko
*''
A. quattuorseriatus''
( Sternfeld, 1912) – Sternfeld's gecko
*''
A. spawlsi''
Malonza & Bauer, 2022
*''
A. spinicollis''
L. Müller, 1907
*''
A. uzungwae''
(Perret, 1986) – Tanzania gecko
''
Nota bene
( ; plural: ) is the Latin language, Latin phrase meaning ''note well''.
In manuscripts, ''nota bene'' is abbreviated in upper-case as NB and N.B., and in lower-case as n.b. and nb; the editorial usages of ''nota bene'' and ''notate bene'' fi ...
'': A
binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, altho ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Ancyclodactylus''.
References
*
{{Taxonbar, from=Q113550219
Reptiles of Africa
Lizard genera
Taxa named by Lorenz Müller