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Encyclopedia > Colopus
Colopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Colopus

Colopus is a monotypic genus of Gekkonidae that is found in the Kalahari desert, in the nation states of Botswana, Namibia, and the Republic of South Africa.


Classification of genus Colopus:

  • Colopus wahlbergii — Kalahari Ground Gecko

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Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands (AT0709) (3548 words)
It is found only on the Tsodilo hills in the northwest of the ecoregion.
Near-endemics include Kalahari purple-glossed snake (Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata), Kalahari ground gecko (Colopus wahlbergii), and Leonard’s spade-snouted worm lizard (Monopeltis leonhardi).
Many of the large herbivores found in the ecoregion undertake seasonal migrations, especially during droughts.
Petroleum Products Supply Model Description (4021 words)
The SPR end-of-month inventory level (COSQPUS) is calculated from opening inventory minus the net SPR withdrawal rate:
Crude oil losses (COLOPUS) have historically been very small (less than 5,000 barrels per day since 1981 and less than 500 barrels per day since 1986).
Crude oil loss is set equal to 0 for the forecast period:
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