The African gecko (''Ancylodactylus africanus'') is a species of

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 ...

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. Two subspecies have been described before the change from Cnemaspis to Ancylodactylus. ''Cnemaspis africana''
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- Cnemaspis africana africana - Cnemaspis africana elgonensis

References

* Werner, F. 1896 Über einige Reptilien aus Usambara (Deutsch-Ostafrika). Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 45

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190-194. * Rösler, H. 2000 Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153 * Perret J L 1986 Revision des espèces africaines du genre Cnemaspis Strauch, sous-genre Ancylodactylus Muller (Lacertilia, Gekkonidae), avec la description de quatre espèces nouvelles.

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93 (2) 1986: 457-505 * Broadley, D. G. & Howell, K. M. 1991 A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys. Syntarsus, 1: 1-70 * Bauer,A.M. & Günther,R. 1991 An annotated type catalogue of the geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in the Zoological Museum, Berlin. Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 67: 279-310 * ''Atlas de la terrariophile Vol.3 : les lézards''. Animalia Éditions, 2003. {{Gekkonidae-stub Ancylodactylus Reptiles described in 1895