Wahlberg's velvet gecko

Wahlberg's velvet gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Homopholis
Species:
H. wahlbergii
Binomial name
Homopholis wahlbergii
(A. Smith, 1849)
Distribution in south-east Africa according to the IUCN.
  Extant (resident)
Synonyms
  • Geko walbergii
    A. Smith, 1849
  • Homopholis wahlbergii
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Homopholis macrolepis
    Boulenger, 1885
  • Platypholis walbergii
    — Kluge, 1993
  • Homopholis wahlbergi
    — Branch, 1993

Wahlberg's velvet gecko (Homopholis wahlbergii) is a species of large gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species occurs exclusively in Southern Africa.

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