Rhoptropella

Rhoptropella is a monotypic genus of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is indigenous to southern Africa.

Rhoptropella
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Rhoptropella Hewitt, 1937
Species:	R. ocellata
Binomial name
Rhoptropella ocellata (Boulenger, 1885)
Approximate distribution   Range (Southern Africa)
Synonyms[3]
Rhoptropus ocellatus Boulenger, 1885 Phelsuma ocellata — Schmidt, 1933 Rhoptropella ocellata — Hewitt, 1937

Species

The sole species in the genus Rhoptropella is Rhoptropella ocellata,^[3] although its generic allocation is debated.^[1]

Common names

R. ocellata is known commonly as the Namaqua day gecko, the ocellated day gecko, and the spotted day gecko.^[1]

Geographic range

R. ocellata is found in southwestern Namibia and South Africa (Little Namaqualand).^[1][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of R. ocellata are desert and shrubland.^[1]

Description

Adults of R. ocellata have a snout-to-vent length of 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in).^[4]

Reproduction

R. ocellata is oviparous.^[3] Adult females lay clutches of 1–2 hard-shelled eggs. Each egg measures 8.5 by 6.5 mm (0.33 by 0.26 in).^[4]