Goggia lineata

Goggia lineata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Goggia
Species:

Name

Goggia lineata (Gray, 1838)

  • Syntypes: BMNH xxi.11.2-3.
  • Type locality: “Namaqua land”.

Combinations

  • Phyllodactylus lineatus Gray, 1838: 268 [original combination]
  • Diplodactylus lineatusGray, 1945: 150 [subsequent combination]
  • Goggia lineataBauer, Good & Branch, 1997: 470 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

  • South Africa: Northern and Western Cape provinces: along the arid western margin from the coastal area to about 170 km inland.

References

Primary references

  • Gray, J.E. 1838. A new species of lizard and land shells from South Africa. Pp. 268–269 In Alexander, J.E. An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa, through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans, and Hill Damaras Volume II. Colburn: London.
  • Bauer, A.M., Good, D.A. & Branch, W.R. 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 Academy of Sciences 4th Series 49(14): 447–497. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • English: Striped Leaf-toed Gecko