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title: "Wahlberg's Velvet Gecko"
description: "Homopholis wahlbergii — Reptiles. Wahlberg's velvet gecko (Homopholis wahlbergii) is a species of large gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/wahlberg-s-velvet-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wahlberg's Velvet Gecko

> Homopholis wahlbergii — Reptiles. Wahlberg's velvet gecko (Homopholis wahlbergii) is a species of large gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

- Scientific name: *Homopholis wahlbergii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 714
- iNaturalist taxon: [1630140](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1630140)

## Names

- en: Wahlberg's Velvet Gecko
- de: Walbergs Gecko

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (653), SZ (25), MZ (16)

## Summary

Wahlberg's velvet gecko (Homopholis wahlbergii) is a species of large gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species occurs exclusively in Southern Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahlberg%27s_velvet_gecko

## Photo

![Wahlberg's Velvet Gecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wahlberg-s-velvet-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kelly Abram · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/347776241

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/wahlberg-s-velvet-gecko?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).