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Rhoptropus bradfieldi Hewitt, 1935
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Bradfield's Namib day gecko (Rhoptropus bradfieldi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Namibia. This species was first described in 1935 by the British-born, South African zoologist John Hewitt, who gave it the name Rhoptropus bradfieldi in honour of the South African naturalist and collector R.D. Bradfield (1882–1949).
Wikipedia contributors, Rhoptropus bradfieldi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:50:05.006259+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhoptropus bradfieldi Hewitt, 1935
- Name authority
- Hewitt, 1935
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Rhoptropus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyGekkonidae
- genusRhoptropus
- speciesRhoptropus bradfieldi Hewitt, 1935
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhoptropus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Barnard’s Namib Day GeckoRhoptropus barnardi Hewitt, 1926 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhoptropus biporosus Fitzsimons, 1957 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhoptropus diporus Haacke, 1965 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhoptropus taeniostictus Laurent, 1964 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhoptropus minimus Lobón-Rovira, Heinicke, Bauer, Conradie & Vaz-Pinto, 2025 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptic Namib Day GeckoRhoptropus crypticus Lobón-Rovira, Heinicke, Bauer, Conradie & Vaz-Pinto, 2025 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boulton’s Namib Day GeckoRhoptropus boultoni Schmidt, 1933 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Rhoptropus&species=bradfieldi Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4SMLZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.