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Afroedura broadleyi

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Afroedura broadleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Afroedura
Species:
A. broadleyi
Binomial name
Afroedura broadleyi

Afroedura broadleyi, also known commonly as Broadley's rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.[1]

Etymology

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The specific name, broadleyi, is in honor of African herpetologist Donald George Broadley.[2]

Geographic range

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A. broadleyi was first found in Limpopo province, South Africa.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jacobsen, Niels H. G.; Kuhn, Arianna L.; Jackman, Todd R.; Bauer, Aaron M. [in French] (2014). "A phylogenetic analysis of the southern African gecko genus Afroedura Loveridge (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with the description of nine new species from Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa". Zootaxa. 3846 (4): 451. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3846.4.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25112263. (Afroedura broadleyi, new species, p. 487).
  2. ^ a b Species Afroedura broadleyi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.