Ptenopus
| Ptenopus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ptenopus garrulus maculatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Ptenopus Gray, 1866 |
Ptenopus (ptenopus = "winged foot") is a small genus of geckos endemic to Southern Africa, commonly known as barking geckos. There are only three described species in this genus.[1]
Species and subspecies
- Ptenopus carpi Brain, 1962 – Carp's barking gecko
- Ptenopus garrulus (A. Smith, 1849) – common barking gecko
- Ptenopus garrulus garrulus (A. Smith, 1849)
- Ptenopus garrulus maculatus Gray, 1866
- Ptenopus kochi Haacke, 1964 – Koch's barking gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority or a trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Ptenopus.
References
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Ptenopus, p. 15).
- Branch, Bill. 2004. Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Genus Ptenopus, p. 265).
- Gray JE. 1866. Descriptions of Two New Genera of Lizards from Damaraland. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1865: 640-642 + Plate XXXVIII. (Ptenopus, new genus, p. 640).