Quedenfeldtia
| Quedenfeldtia | |
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| Atlas day gecko (Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Quedenfeldtia Boettger, 1883 |
Quedenfeldtia is a small genus containing two attractive lizard species, both commonly known as the Atlas day gecko, in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The genus is endemic to the Atlas Mountains of northwestern Africa. Despite their common name, they are not part of the day gecko genus (Phelsuma) and do not resemble them in any way.
Etymology[edit]
The generic name, Quedenfeldtia, is in honor of German naturalist Max Quedenfeldt (1851–1891).[1]
Species[edit]
Two species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Quedenfeldtia moerens (Chabanaud, 1916) – Atlas day gecko
- Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus (Boettger, 1873) – Atlas day gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Quedenfeldtia.
References[edit]
- ^ 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. (Quedenfeldtia, p. 214).
- ^ Genus Quedenfeldtia at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading[edit]
- Boettger, Oskar (1883). "Die Reptilien und Amphibien von Marocco II ". Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 13: 93-146. (Quedenfeldtia, new genus, p. 125). (in German).