Rhoptropus

Rhoptropus is a genus of geckos endemic to Southern Africa, better known as Namib day geckos.

Rhoptropus
Rhoptropus diporus at Twyfelfontein, Namibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Subfamily:	Uroplatinae
Genus:	Rhoptropus W. Peters, 1869[1]

Classification of genus Rhoptropus

The following species are recognized:^[2]

• Rhoptropus afer W. Peters, 1869 — Namib day gecko
• Rhoptropus barnardi Hewitt, 1926 — Barnard's Namib day gecko^[3]
• Rhoptropus benguellensis Mertens, 1938 — Benguela day gecko
• Rhoptropus biporosus V. FitzSimons, 1957
• Rhoptropus boultoni K.P. Schmidt, 1933 — Boulton's Namib day gecko^[3]
• Rhoptropus bradfieldi Hewitt, 1935
• Rhoptropus diporus Haacke, 1965
• Rhoptropus montanus Laurent, 1964 — mountain day gecko
• Rhoptropus taeniostictus Laurent, 1964