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 .
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 , 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
Further reading
- (1992). "Flat geckos (genus Afroedura) in the Transvaal". Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 40 (1): 22âÂÂ25. (Afroedura multiporis haackei, new combination).
- Jacobsen NHG, , , (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): 451âÂÂ501. (Afroedura haackei, new taxonomic status).
- (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: 497âÂÂ509. (Afroedura pondolia haackei, new subspecies).
- (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28âÂÂ153. (Afroedura multiporus haackei, p. 58). (in German).