NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Rondavels Rock Gecko
Afroedura rondavelica Jacobsen, Kuhn, Jackman & Bauer, 2014
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
Afroedura rondavelica, also known as the Blyde River flat gecko or the rondavel rock gecko, is a species of African gecko in the family Gekkonidae. The species was first found in the Blyde River Canyon of South Africa. Its specific name and one of its common names refer to the rondavel, a southern African hut-type structure.
Wikipedia contributors, Afroedura rondavelica; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:57:53.309627+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Afroedura rondavelica Jacobsen, Kuhn, Jackman & Bauer, 2014
- Name authority
- Jacobsen, Kuhn, Jackman & Bauer, 2014
- Common name
- Rondavels Rock Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Afroedura
- 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
- genusAfroedura
- speciesAfroedura rondavelica Jacobsen, Kuhn, Jackman & Bauer, 2014
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Afroedura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Amatola Flat GeckoAfroedura amatolica (Hewitt, 1925) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marley’s Flat GeckoAfroedura marleyi (Fitzsimons, 1930) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pongola Rock GeckoAfroedura pongola Jacobsen, Kuhn, Jackman & Bauer, 2014 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Afroedura rupestris Jacobsen, Kuhn, Jackman & Bauer, 2014 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Loveridge’s Rock GeckoAfroedura loveridgei Broadley, 1963 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| African Rock GeckoAfroedura tirasensis Haacke, 1965 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| African Rock GeckoAfroedura africana (Boulenger, 1888) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bogert's Rock GeckoAfroedura bogerti Loveridge, 1944 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Major Rock GeckoAfroedura major Onderstall, 1984 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Limpopo Flat GeckoAfroedura transvaalica (Hewitt, 1925) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hall’s Flat GeckoAfroedura halli (Hewitt, 1935) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maripi Rock GeckoAfroedura maripi Jacobsen, Kuhn, Jackman & Bauer, 2014 | 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.
- JACOBSEN, NIELS H. G.; ARIANNA L. KUHN, TODD R. JACKMAN & AARON M. BAUER. (2014). A phylogenetic analysis of the southern African gecko genus Afroedura Loveridge (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with the description of nine new species from Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa. Zootaxa 3846 (4): 451–501. 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:65G3Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.