Loveridge's rock gecko (Afroedura loveridgei) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southeastern Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Afroedura |
| Species: | A. loveridgei
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| Binomial name | |
| Afroedura loveridgei Broadley, 1963
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Etymology edit
The specific name, loveridgei, is in honor of herpetologist Arthur Loveridge.[2]
Geographic range edit
A. loveridgei is found in central Mozambique.[1]
Description edit
The snout-to-vent length (SVL) of adults of A. loveridgei is usually 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in).[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred habitat of A. loveridgei is rock outcrops in arid savanna.[3]
Diet edit
The diet of A. loveridgei consists of beetles, grasshoppers, and other insects.[3]
Reproduction edit
A. loveridgei is oviparous. Eggs are laid in communal sites under flakes of rock. Each adult female lays a clutch of two eggs.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Species Afroedura loveridgei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Afroedura loveridgei, p. 161).
- ^ a b c d 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. (Afroeduraloveridgei, p. 236).
Further reading edit
- Bauer AM, Good DA, Branch WR (1997). "The taxonomy of the southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a review of Old World “Phyllodactylus” and the description of five new genera". Proc. California Acad. Sci. 49: 499–521. (Afroedura loveridgei, new status, p. 453).
- Broadley DG (1963). "Three new lizards from South Nyasaland and Tete". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Twelfth Series 6: 285–288. (Afroedura transvaalica loveridgei, new subspecies, p. 286).