| Haacke's rock gecko | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Afroedura |
| Species: | A. haackei |
| Binomial name | |
| Afroedura haackei Onderstall, 1984 | |
| Synonyms | |
Haacke's rock gecko (Afroedura haackei), also known commonly as Haacke's flat gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, haackei, is in honor of South African herpetologist Wulf Dietrich Haacke.
Geographic range
A. haackei is found in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. haackei is rocky areas of savanna, at altitudes of 500–1,100 m (1,600–3,600 ft), but it has also been found on walls of buildings.
Behavior
A. haackei is terrestrial and rupicolous (rock-dwelling).
Reproduction
A. haackei is oviparous.
References
- ^ Bates, M.F.; Bauer, A.M. (2018). "Afroedura haackei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T196897A115661374. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T196897A115661374.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Species Afroedura haackei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Jacobsen NHG (1992). "Flat geckos (genus Afroedura) in the Transvaal". Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 40 (1): 22–25. (Afroedura multiporis haackei, new combination).
- Jacobsen NHG, Kuhn AL, Jackman TR, Bauer AM (2014). "A phylogenetic analysis of the southern African gecko genus Afroedura Loveridge (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with the description of nine new species from Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa". Zootaxa 3846 (4): 451–501. (Afroedura haackei, new taxonomic status).
- Onderstall D (1984). "Descriptions of two new subspecies of Afroedura pondolia (Hewitt) and a discussion of species groups within the genus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 33: 497–509. (Afroedura pondolia haackei, new subspecies).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Afroedura multiporus haackei, p. 58). (in German).
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Afroedura haackei | |
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