Pachydactylus barnardi
| Pachydactylus barnardi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Pachydactylus |
| Species: | P. barnardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachydactylus barnardi V. FitzSimons, 1941
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Pachydactylus barnardi, also known
indigenous to Southern Africa
.
Etymology
The specific name, barnardi, is in honor of South African zoologist Keppel Harcourt Barnard.[3]
Geographic range
P. barnardi is found in
Little Namaqualand).[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. barnardi is shrubland.[1]
Description
On its back, P. barnardi has rows of enlarged tubercles, separated by small granular scales. Adults have a snout-to-vent length of 4.5–6.0 cm (1.8–2.4 in).[4]
Reproduction
References
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Pachydactylus barnardi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pachydactylus barnardi, p. 17).
- ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pachydactylus rugosus barnardi, pp. 259-260 + Plate 111).
Further reading
- Lamb T, Bauer AM (2000). "Relationships of the Pachydactylus rugosus group of geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae)". African Zoology 35 (1): 55–67. (Pachydactylus barnardi, new status).
- FitzSimons VFM (1941). "Descriptions of some new Lizards from South Africa and a Frog from Southern Rhodesia". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 20 (3): 273–281. (Pachydactylus capensis barnardi, new subspecies, p. 273).
- Mashinini PL, Mahlangu LM (2013). "An annotated catalogue of the types of gekkonid lizards (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) in the Herpetology collection of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, South Africa". Annals of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History 3: 165–181.
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