Muller's velvet gecko

Homopholis mulleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Homopholis
Species:
H. mulleri
Binomial name
Homopholis mulleri
Visser, 1987
Synonyms
  • Homopholis mulleri
    Visser, 1987
  • Platypholis mulleri
    — Kluge, 1993
  • Homopholis mulleri
    — Kluge & Nussbaum, 1995

Muller's velvet gecko (Homopholis mulleri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, mulleri, is in honor of South African amateur herpetologist Douglas Muller.

Geographic distribution

Homopholis mulleri is found in the province of Limpopo, South Africa.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Homopholis mulleri is open veld, where it shelters in holes and under the loose bark of trees such as Sclerocarya birrea and Senegalia nigrescens.

Description

Dorsally, Homopholis mulleri is light brown to dark gray, with darker and lighter markings. Ventrally, it is white.

Females may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.1 cm (3.2 in). Males are smaller, attaining 7.1 cm (2.8 in) SVL.

Reproduction

Homopholis mulleri is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 Tolley, K.A.; Alexander, G.J.; Conradie, W.; Pietersen, D.; Weeber, J. (2022). "Homopholis mulleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T10235A197398514. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Homopholis mulleri at The Reptile Database
  3. ↑ 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. (Homopholis mulleri, p. 185).
  4. 1 2 3 4 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. (Homopholis mulleri, p. 245 + Plate 90).

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