Afroedura langi
Lang’s Flat Gecko
Alternative Names
Lang se Platgeitjie (Afrikaans)
Langse dikstertgeitjie (Afrikaans)
Species: Afroedura langi (FitzSimons, 1930)
Distribution: South Africa
Distribution extended:
Type Locality: “farm ‘Venice’, Brak River, Eastern Transvaal”
Notes: This area of the Eastern Trasnvaal is now the Limpopo Province.
Habitat: Lowveld savanna.
Habitat extended:
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. They exhibit synanthropic behaviour, found on the sides of houses and other structures. They have been found occupying the same retreats as large flat rock scorpions.
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. & Bauer, A.M. 2018. Afroedura langi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T115647992A115648120. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T115647992A115648120.en. Downloaded on 06 April 2021.
FitzSimons, V. F. 1930. Descriptions of new South African Reptilia and Batrachia, with distribution records of allied species in the Transvaal Museum collection. Annals Transvaal Mus. 14: 20-48.
Jacobsen, N. H., Kuhn, A. L., Jackman, T. R., & Bauer, A. M. (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.
Jacobson, N. H. G. 1992. Flat geckos (genus Afroedura) in the Transvaal. J. Herp. Assoc. Africa 40: 22-25
Jacobsen, N. (1978). Colloquial names for southern African reptiles and amphibians. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa, 18(1), 7-13.