Barking Geckos
Ptenopus
Ptenopus is a small genus of lizards, known commonly as barking geckos, in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to southern Africa. There are only three described species in this genus.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Common Barking Gecko
speciesPtenopus garrulus
Diamond Coast Barking Gecko
speciesPtenopus adamanteus
Koch's Chirping Gecko
speciesPtenopus kochi
Carp's Barking Gecko
speciesPtenopus carpi
Nama Barking Gecko
speciesPtenopus kenkenses
Ptenopus maculatus
speciesPtenopus maculatus
Interdune Barking Gecko
speciesPtenopus circumsyrticus
Southern Barking Gecko
speciesPtenopus australis
Skeleton Coast Barking Gecko
speciesPtenopus sceletus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 33889.