The Transvaal rock gecko (Afroedura transvaalica ) is a species of gecko endemic to Southern Africa.
Additional common names for Afroedura transvaalica include Limpopo flat gecko, Transvaal flat gecko, and Zimbabwe flat gecko.
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starts withBoth the specific name, transvaalica, and the English common name, Transvaal flat gecko, are misnomers, in a sense, as A. transvaalica occurs almost exclusively in Zimbabwe; however small populations with small distributions occur in northern Limpopo, South Africa and in north-western Mozambique. The largest part of its range, 90% or more, covers Zimbabwe, and it is one of the species that make up Zimbabwe's endemic and near-endemic gecko fauna.
A. transvaalica occurs in mesic savanna across Zimbabwe, neither at high nor low altitude, rather associated with granite and sandstone outcrops, at altitudes of 1,000 to 1,800 metres (3,300 to 5,900 ft).
Transvaal flat geckos are very social geckos and nocturnal; they hide during the day under flakes of rock.
A. transvaalica is insectivorous and will tackle large beetles, crickets, and grasshoppers.
Sexual mature females of A. transvaalica lay a pair of hard-shelled eggs usually in a communal nesting site. The eggs are soft and adhesive when first laid.
Social animals are those animals that interact highly with other animals, usually of their own species (conspecifics), to the point of having a rec...