Loveridge's rock gecko

Loveridge's rock gecko (Afroedura loveridgei) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Mozambique in southeastern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, loveridgei, is in honor of herpetologist Arthur Loveridge.

Geographic range

Afroedura loveridgei is found in central Mozambique.

Description

The snout-to-vent length (SVL) of adults of Afroedura loveridgei is usually .

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Afroedura loveridgei is rock outcrops in arid savanna.

Diet

The diet of Afroedura loveridgei consists of beetles, grasshoppers, and other insects.

Reproduction

Afroedura loveridgei is oviparous. Eggs are laid in communal sites under flakes of rock. Each adult female lays a clutch of two eggs.

References

Further reading

• Bauer AM, , Branch WR (1997). "The taxonomy of the southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a review of Old World “Phyllodactylus” and the description of five new genera". Proceedings of the California Acadademy of Sciences 49: 499–521. (Afroedura loveridgei, new taxonomic status, p. 453).
• Broadley DG (1963). "Three new lizards from South Nyasaland and Tete". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Twelfth Series 6: 285–288. (Afroedura transvaalica loveridgei, new subspecies, p. 286).
• (Afroedura loveridgei, p. 57). (in German).