Quedenfeldtia

Quedenfeldtia
Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:Quedenfeldtia
Boettger, 1883

Quedenfeldtia is a small genus of attractive gecko species, commonly known as atlas day geckos. Despite their common name, they are not part of the day gecko genus (Phelsuma) and do not resemble them in any way.

Etymology

The generic name, Quedenfeldtia, is in honor of German naturalist Max Quedenfeldt (1851–1891).[1]

Species

Two species are recognized as being valid.[2]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Quedenfeldtia.

References

  1. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Quedenfeldtia, p. 214).
  2. ↑ "Quedenfeldtia ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Boettger, Oskar (1883). "Die Reptilien und Amphibien von Marocco II ". Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 13: 93-146. (Quedenfeldtia, new genus, p. 125). (in German).
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