Afroedura broadleyi
Broadley’s Flat Gecko
Alternative Names
Broadley se Platgeitjie (Afrikaans)
Soutpansberg Flat Gecko (English)
Species: Afroedura broadleyi Jacobsen, Kuhn, Jackman & Baur, 2014
Distribution: South Africa
Distribution extended: (Limpopo). Isolated subpopulations on the Soutpansberg and Blouberg mountain ranges, and the Matlala inselberg.
Type Locality: “Farm Peover 772MS, 22° 59' S, 29°44' E, Soutpansberg District (2229DC), Limpopo Province, Republic of South Africa”
Habitat: Savanna, Grassland
Habitat extended: Rock crevices and under flakes on Waterberg sandstone outcrops. Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld (SVcb 21) and Soutpansberg Summit Sourveld (GM 28) (Mucina and Rutherford 2006)
Natural History: Locally abundant. Rupicolous (rock-dwelling) species, seeking refuge in tight crevices or underneath rocks. They are primarily nocturnal and feed on insects and likely other arthropods.
Biology: Oviparous (2 eggs), that are laid in the crevices of rocks, underneath flakes, and between boulders.
Conservation Status: According to the IUCN Red List, this species is classified as "Least Concern," indicating that it is not currently considered to be at high risk of extinction.
Additional information
The Reptile Database - (See here)
IUCN Red List (See here)
iNaturalist (See here)
LITERATURE
Bates, M.F. 2018. Afroedura granitica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T110187133A110187142. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110187133A110187142.en. Downloaded on 06 April 2021.
Jacobsen, N.H.G. 1992. Flat geckos (genus Afroedura) in the Transvaal. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 40: 22-25.
Jacobsen NH, Kuhn AL, Kuhn AL, Jackman TR, Bauer AM. 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 5;3846(4):451-501. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.4.1.
Mucina L, Rutherford MC. 2006. The Vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.