Homopholis

Template:Short description Template:For Template:Italic title Template:Automatic taxobox Homopholis is a genus of geckos found in Sub-Saharan Africa.<ref name=RDB>Template:NRDB genus</ref> Their diet consists of small insects, and they are oviparous.

Species

There are four species:<ref name=RDB/>

• Homopholis arnoldi Template:Small
• Homopholis fasciata Template:Small — banded velvet gecko, striped velvet gecko
• Homopholis mulleri Template:Small — Muller's velvet gecko
• Homopholis wahlbergii Template:Small — Wahlberg's velvet gecko

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Homopholis.

Nomenclatural note: The spelling walbergii was corrected to wahlbergii by Smith (1849) in an errata within an addenda slip (unpaginated).

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Homopholis, new genus, p. 191).