Pachydactylus sansteynae
Pachydactylus sansteynae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Pachydactylus |
Species: | P. sansteynae
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Binomial name | |
Pachydactylus sansteynae & , 1967
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Synonyms | |
Pachydactylus sansteynae, also known commonly as the coastal thick-toed gecko or San Steyn's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.[2]
Etymology[]
The specific name, sansteynae, is in honor of who is the wife of the senior taxon authority.[3]
Reproduction[]
P. sansteynae is oviparous.[2]
References[]
- ^ Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Pachydactylus sansteynae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T110214463A110214515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110214463A110214515.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Pachydactylus sansteynae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ 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 sansteynae, p. 254).
Further reading[]
- , Bauer AM (2004). "Some Corrections to the Scientific Names of Amphibians and Reptiles". Bonner zoologische Beiträge 52 (1/2): 83–94. (Pachydactylus sansteynae, corrected name, p. 87).
- , (1967). "Two new geckos (Pachydactylus serval sansteyni ssp. nov., Pachydactylus oreophilus gaiasensis ssp. nov.) from South West Africa". Cimbebasia (21): 9–21.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Endemic fauna of Namibia
- Pachydactylus
- Reptiles of Namibia
- Reptiles described in 1967
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