Pachydactylus haackei
Pachydactylus haackei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Pachydactylus |
Species: | P. haackei
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Binomial name | |
Pachydactylus haackei |
Pachydactylus haackei, also known commonly as Haacke's gecko or Haacke's thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.
Etymology[]
The specific name, haackei, and the common names are in honor of herpetologist (born 1936) of the Transvaal Museum.[2]
Geographic range[]
P. haackei is found in southern Namibia and South Africa.[3]
Description[]
Adults of P. haackei usually have a snout-to-vent length of 7 to 8 cm (2.8 to 3.1 in). The maximum recorded SVL is 8.5 cm (3.3 in). The body is stout, and the ear opening tends to be squarish.[4]
Reproduction[]
References[]
- ^ Bates, M.F.; Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Pachydactylus haackei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T196937A139764592. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196937A139764592.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ 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. (Pachydactylus haackei, p. 113).
- ^ a b Pachydactylus haackei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Branch, Bill (2004). A 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 haackei, p. 258 + Plate 10).
Further reading[]
- Branch, William R.; Bauer, Aaron M.; Good, David A. (1996). "A review of the Namaqua gecko, Pachydactylus namaquensis (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from southern Africa, with the Description of two new species". South African J. Zool. 31 (2): 53-69. (Pachydactylus haackei, new species, p. 61).
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Pachydactylus
- Reptiles of Namibia
- Reptiles of South Africa
- Reptiles described in 1996
- Taxa named by William Roy Branch