Ancylodactylus africanus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Ancylodactylus
Species: Ancylodactylus africanus
Name

Ancylodactylus africanus (Werner, 1895)

Holotype: NMW 17489.
Type locality: Usambara Mountains, Tanzania.

Combinations

Gymnodactylus africanus Werner, 1895: 190 [original combination]

Distribution

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Ivory Coast

References
Primary references

Werner, F. 1895. Über einige Reptilien aus Usambara (Deutsch-Ostafrika). Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 45:190–194.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Ancylodactylus africanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 April 2022.

Vernacular names
English: African Gecko

The African gecko (Ancylodactylus africanus) is a species of gecko found in Central Africa.[2]

Two subspecies have been described before the change from Cnemaspis to Ancylodactylus. [3]

- Cnemaspis africana africana

- Cnemaspis africana elgonensis
References

Howell, K.; Beraduccii, J.; Ngalason, W. (2014). "Cnemaspis africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T203832A2771731. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T203832A2771731.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
"Ancylodactylus africanus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

Cnemaspis africana at Animal Diversity Web

Werner, F. 1896 Über einige Reptilien aus Usambara (Deutsch-Ostafrika). Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 45 [1895]: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. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 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. ISBN 2-9517895-2-1