Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi

Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Chondrodactylus
Species:	C. fitzsimonsi
Binomial name
	Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi; (Loveridge, 1947)
Synonyms
	Pachydactylus laevigatus tesselatus ; V. FitzSimons, 1938; Pachydactylus laevigatus fitzsimonsi ; Loveridge, 1947 ; (nomen novum); Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi ; — , 1995; Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi ; — Bauer & , 2005;

Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi, also known as Fitzsimons's thick-toed gecko or the button-scaled gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southwestern Africa.

Etymology[]

The specific name, fitzsimonsi, is in honor of South African herpetologist Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons.^[2]

Geographic range[]

C. fitzsimonsi is found in Angola and Namibia.^[1]

Description[]

C. fitzsimonsi is a large, heavy-bodied gecko. Adults average 6.5 to 8.5 cm (2.6 to 3.3 in) snout-to-vent length (SVL). The record size is a male 9.0 cm (3.5 in) SVL. Dorsally, it is olive-colored, with four or five dark undulating crossbands. Ventrally, it is white.^[3]

Habitat[]

The preferred habitat of C. fitzsimonsi is rocky outcrops in arid savanna or in semidesert.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
^ 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. ("FitzSimons, V.", p. 91).
^ ^a ^b Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi, p. 255 + Plate 84).

Further reading[]

Bauer AM, (2005). "Phylogenetic relationships of southern African geckos in the Pachydactylus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". African J. Herpetol. 54 (2): 105–129. (Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi, new combination).
Loveridge A (1947). "Revision of the African Lizards of the Family Gekkonidae". Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 98 (1): 1-46. (Pachydactylus laevigatus fitzsimonsi, new name, pp. 400–401).

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[RDB-1] "Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

[2] 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. ("FitzSimons, V.", p. 91).

[Bill-3] Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi, p. 255 + Plate 84).

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