Namib Day Geckos
Rhoptropus
Rhoptropus is a genus of geckos endemic to Southern Africa, better known as Namib day geckos.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Common Namib Day Gecko
speciesRhoptropus afer
Barnard's Namib Day Gecko
speciesRhoptropus barnardi
Bradfield's Namib Day Gecko
speciesRhoptropus bradfieldi
Boulton's Namib Day Gecko
speciesRhoptropus boultoni
Damara Day Gecko
speciesRhoptropus diporus
Mountain Day Gecko
speciesRhoptropus montanus
Kaokoveld Namib Day Gecko
speciesRhoptropus biporosus
Benguela Day Gecko
speciesRhoptropus benguellensis
Angola Slender Gecko
speciesRhoptropus taeniostictus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 33843.