Bauer AM, Lamb T 2001. A reconsideration of the systematic status of Rhoptropus bradfieldi diporus Haacke 1965. African Journal of Herpetology
50 (2) 71-78… We re‐evaluated the taxonomic status of Rhoptropus bradfieldi diporus, an endemic Namibian gecko. Preanal pores, the character originally used to … its possible evolutionary significance) warrant further investigation. Keywords: Gekkonidae, Rhoptropus, Namibia, taxonomy. … African Journal of Herpetology … A reconsideration of the …
Barts M 2009. Rhoptropus bradfieldi Hewitt, 1935 - Bradfield's Namib Day Gecko. 39-40… dolerite boulders of varying s izes, extending inland from near the beach (See Google Earth). Rhoptropus bradfieldi occurs here in association with R. afer and Agama anchietae , as well as the nocturnal geckos Pachydactylus bicolor and Chondrodactylus turneri ssp. … Rhoptropus bradfieldi Hewitt, 1935 - Bradfield's Namib Day Gecko …
Lamb T, Bauer AM 2001. Mitochondrial phylogeny of Namib Day Geckos ( Rhoptropus ) based on cytochrome b and 16S rRNA sequences. Copeia
273 (3) 775-780… We examined phylogenetic relationships among the Namib day geckos (genus Rhoptropus) using DNA sequence data from the mitochondrial cytochrome b (cytb) and 16S ribosomal … recovered an identical single most-parsimonious tree, revealing two well-supported clades: (1) Rhoptropus afer + Rhoptropus bradfieldi ssp and (2) Rhoptropus boultoni + (Rhoptropus barnardi + Rhoptropus biporosus). …