Homopholis Explained

Homopholis is a genus of geckos found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Their diet consists of small insects, and they are oviparous.

Species

There are four species:

• Homopholis arnoldi
• Homopholis fasciata — banded velvet gecko, striped velvet gecko
• Homopholis mulleri — Muller's velvet gecko
• Homopholis wahlbergii — Wahlberg's velvet gecko

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Homopholis.

Nomenclatural note: The spelling walbergii was corrected to wahlbergii by Smith (1849) in an errata within an addenda slip (unpaginated).

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Homopholis, new genus, p. 191).