Quedenfeldtia

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis: Sarcopterygii
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Quedenfeldtia Species: Q. moerens - Q. trachyblepharus
Name

Quedenfeldtia
Vernacular names

Quedenfeldtia is a small genus containing two attractive lizard species, both commonly known as the Atlas day gecko, in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The genus is endemic to the Atlas Mountains of northwestern Africa. Despite their common name, they are not part of the day gecko genus (Phelsuma) and do not resemble them in any way.
Contents

1 Etymology
2 Species
3 References
4 Further reading

Etymology

The generic name, Quedenfeldtia, is in honor of German naturalist Max Quedenfeldt (1851–1891).[1]
Species

Two species are recognized as being valid.[2]

Quedenfeldtia moerens (Chabanaud, 1916) – Atlas day gecko
Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus (Boettger, 1873) – Atlas day gecko

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

Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Quedenfeldtia, p. 214).

Genus Quedenfeldtia at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.