Afroedura rupestris

Afroedura

28 Jul

Written By Gary Nicolau

Afroedura rupestris - Abel Erasmus Flat Gecko
Abel Erasmus Mountains, Limpopo, South Africa
© Gary Kyle Nicolau

Afroedura rupestris - Abel Erasmus Flat Gecko
Blyde River Canyon, Limpopo, South Africa
© Gary Kyle Nicolau

Afroedura rupestris - Abel Erasmus Flat Gecko
Blyde River Canyon, Limpopo, South Africa
© Gary Kyle Nicolau

Afroedura rupestris - Abel Erasmus Flat Gecko
Abel Erasmus Mountains, Limpopo, South Africa
© Gary Kyle Nicolau

Afroedura rupestris - Abel Erasmus Flat Gecko
Abel Erasmus Mountains, Limpopo, South Africa
© Gary Kyle Nicolau

Afroedura rupestris - Abel Erasmus Flat Gecko
Blyde River Canyon, Limpopo, South Africa
© Gary Kyle Nicolau

Afroedura rupestris - Abel Erasmus Flat Gecko
Abel Erasmus Mountains, Limpopo, South Africa
© Gary Kyle Nicolau

Afroedura rupestris - Abel Erasmus Flat Gecko
Blyde River Canyon, Limpopo, South Africa
© Gary Kyle Nicolau

Afroedura rupestris - Abel Erasmus Flat Gecko
Abel Erasmus Mountains, Limpopo, South Africa
© Gary Kyle Nicolau

Afroedura rupestris - Abel Erasmus Flat Gecko
Blyde River Canyon, Limpopo, South Africa
© Gary Kyle Nicolau

Afroedura rupestris - Abel Erasmus Flat Gecko
Abel Erasmus Mountains, Limpopo, South Africa
© Gary Kyle Nicolau

Afroedura rupestris - Abel Erasmus Flat Gecko
Abel Erasmus Mountains, Limpopo, South Africa
© Gary Kyle Nicolau

MORPHOLOGY

Abel Erasmus Mountains, LIM, SA

Abel Erasmus Mountains, LIM, SA

Abel Erasmus Mountains, LIM, SA

HABITAT

Abel Erasmus Mountains, LIM, SA

WORK DONE ON THE SPECIES

NICOLAU, G.K. & EDWARDS, S. 2023. Diversity and Endemism of Southern African Gekkonids Linked with the Escarpment Has Implications for Conservation Priorities. Diversity. 15, 306. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/d15020306

SIMILAR SPECIES

Geckos

Afroedura amatolica

Afroedura amatolica

Afroedura nivaria

Afroedura nivaria

Afroedura karroica

Afroedura karroica

Afroedura pondolia - Pondo Flat Gecko.jpg

Afroedura pondolia

Afroedura pongola - Pongola Flat Gecko Godlwayo, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa © Gary Kyle Nicolau 2.jpg

Afroedura pongola

Afroedura maripi - Mariepskop Flat Gecko Mariepskop, Mpumalanga, South Africa © Gary Kyle Nicolau.jpg

Afroedura maripi

Afroedura_transvaalica_Musina_(Limp)_GK_Nicolau copy.jpg

Afroedura transvaalica

Afroedura_haackei_Nelspruit_(Mpm)_GK_Nicolau copy.jpg

Afroedura haackei

Afroedura marleyi

Afroedura marleyi

Afroedura granitica

Afroedura granitica

Afroedura multiporis

Afroedura multiporis

Afroedura rupestris

Afroedura rupestris

Afroedura pienaari

Afroedura pienaari

Afroedura halli

Afroedura halli

Afroedura langi

Afroedura langi

Afroedura waterbergensis

Afroedura waterbergensis

Afroedura leoloensis

Afroedura leoloensis

Afroedura gorongosa

Afroedura gorongosa

EXPLORE GECKOS

Geckos

Chondrodactylus laevigatus

Chondrodactylus laevigatus

Afroedura hawequensis

Afroedura hawequensis

Afroedura amatolica

Afroedura amatolica

Chondrodactylus angulifer

Chondrodactylus angulifer

Chondrodactylus turneri

Chondrodactylus turneri

Afroedura nivaria

Afroedura nivaria

Pachydactylus latirostris

Pachydactylus latirostris

Afroedura karroica

Afroedura karroica

Pachydactylus austeni

Pachydactylus austeni

Pachydactylus purcelli

Pachydactylus purcelli

Pachydactylus rangei - Namib Web-footed Gecko. Nicolau Ecology, Gary Kyle Nicolau. Alexander Bay, Northern Cape, South Africa.jpg

Pachydactylus rangei

Ptenopus garrulus maculatus - Spotted Barking Gecko Nicolau Ecology.jpg

Ptenopus garrulus maculatus

Ramigekko swartbergensis - Swartberg Leaf-toed GeckoSwartberg Mountains, Western Cape, South Africa African Herpetology.jpg

Ramigekko swartbergensis

Cryptactites peringueyi

Cryptactites peringueyi

Afroedura pondolia - Pondo Flat Gecko.jpg

Afroedura pondolia

Goggia hewitti. Hewitt's Pygmy Gecko.jpg

Goggia hewitti

Pachydactylus oculatus

Pachydactylus oculatus

Chondrodactylus bibronii

Chondrodactylus bibronii

Homopholis wahlbergii

Homopholis wahlbergii

Afroedura pongola - Pongola Flat Gecko Godlwayo, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa © Gary Kyle Nicolau 2.jpg

Afroedura pongola

Hemidactylus platycephalus - Flat-headed Tropical House Gecko Nicolau Ecology.jpg

Hemidactylus platycephalus

Goggia_lineata_Port_Nolloth_(NC)_GK_Nicolau copy.jpg

Goggia lineata

Lygodactylus_ocellatus_Long_Tom_Pass_(Mpm)_GK_Nicolau copy.jpg

Lygodactylus ocellatus

Lygodactylus_waterbergensis_Marakele_NR_(Limp)_GK_Nicolau copy.jpg

Lygodactylus waterbergensis

Homopholis arnoldi

Homopholis arnoldi

Lygodactylus_montiscaeruli_Blouberg_NR_(Limp)_GK_Nicolau_1.jpg copy.jpg

Lygodactylus montiscaeruli

Lygodactylus_methueni_Haenertsberg_(Limp)_GK_Nicolau copy.jpg

Lygodactylus methueni

Lygodactylus_Bradfieldi_Wester_Soutpansberg_(Limp)_GK_Nicolau copy.jpg

Lygodactylus bradfieldi

Goggia_rupicola_Springbok_(NC)_GK_Nicolau copy.jpg

Goggia rupicola

Goggia_incognita_Oudtshoorn_(WC)_GK_Nicolau copy.jpg

Goggia incognita

Gary Nicolau

Afroedura multiporis

Pachydactylus affinis