Homopholis mulleri
| Homopholis mulleri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Homopholis |
| Species: | H. mulleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Homopholis mulleri Visser, 1987 | |
Muller's velvet gecko (Homopholis mulleri ) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, mulleri, is in honor of Australian amateur herpetologist Douglas Muller.[2]
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). Homopholis mulleri . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Homopholis mulleri, p. 185).
Further reading
- Visser J (1987). "A new Homopholis (Sauria, Gekkonidae) from the northern Transvaal with a discussion of some generic characters". South African J. Zool. 22 (2): 110-114. (Homopholis mulleri, new species). (in English, plus abstract in Afrikaans).
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