Homopholis

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: Homopholis
Species (4): H. arnoldi – H. fasciata – H. mulleri – H. wahlbergii
Name

Homopholis Boulenger, 1885

Type species: Geko walbergii [sic] Smith, 1849, by monotypy.
References
Additional references

Broadley, D.G., T.R. Jackman, T.R. & Bauer, A.M. 2014. A review of the genus Homopholis Boulenger (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) in southern Africa. African Journal of Herpetology 63(2): 109–126. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2014.930071 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Homopholis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 October 2018.

consists of small insects, and they are oviparous.
Species

There are four species:[1]

Homopholis arnoldi Loveridge, 1944
Homopholis fasciata (Boulenger, 1890) — banded velvet gecko, striped velvet gecko
Homopholis mulleri Visser, 1987 — Muller's velvet gecko
Homopholis wahlbergii (A. Smith, 1849) — Wahlberg's velvet gecko

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

Nomenclatural note: The spelling walbergii was corrected to wahlbergii by Smith (1849) in an errata within an addenda slip (unpaginated).
References

Homopholis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2015.