Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Chondrodactylus |
| Species: | C. fitzsimonsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi (Loveridge, 1947)
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Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi, also known commonly as the button-scaled gecko, FitzSimons' thick-toed gecko,[2] Fitzsimons's thick-toed gecko, and FitzSimons' tubercled gecko,[1] is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southwestern Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, fitzsimonsi, is in honor of South African herpetologist Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons.[3]
Geographic range
C. fitzsimonsi is found in Angola and Namibia.[2]
Description
C. fitzsimonsi is a large, heavy-bodied gecko. Adults average 6.5 to 8.5 cm (2.6 to 3.3 in)
Dorsally, it is olive-colored, with four or five dark undulating crossbands. Ventrally, it is white.[4]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of C. fitzsimonsi is rocky outcrops in arid savanna or in semidesert,[4] at altitudes of 20–1,000 m (66–3,281 ft).[1]
Reproduction
C. fitzsimonsi is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196908A12059549.en. Accessed on 30 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("FitzSimons, V.", p. 91).
- ^ ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi, p. 255 + Plate 84).
Further reading
- Bauer AM, Lamb T (2005). "Phylogenetic relationships of southern African geckos in the Pachydactylus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". African Journal of Herpetology 54 (2): 105–129. (Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi, new combination).
- Heinz MD, Brennan IG, Jackman TR, Bauer AM (2021). "Phylogeny of the genus Chondrodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with the establishment of a stable taxonomy". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 163 (5): 151–210. (Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi, p. 180).
- Loveridge A (1947). "Revision of the African Lizards of the Family Gekkonidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 98 (1): 1–469. (Pachydactylus laevigatus fitzsimonsi, new name, pp. 400–401).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi, p. 98). (in German).