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(Redirected from Pachydactylus vanzyli) Species of lizard

Namib desert gecko
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Pachydactylus
Species: P. vanzyli
Binomial name
Pachydactylus vanzyli
(Steyn & Haacke, 1966)
Synonyms
  • Kaokogecko vanzyli
    Steyn & Haacke, 1966
  • Palmatogecko vanzyli
    — Kluge, 1993
  • Pachydactylus vanzyli
    — Bauer & Lamb, 2005

The Namib desert gecko (Pachydactylus vanzyli), also known commonly as the Kaoko web-footed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, vanzyli, is in honor of amateur naturalists Mr. & Mrs. Ben Van Zyl of Namibia.

Geographic range

P. vanzyli is found in Angola and Namibia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. vanzyli is gravel plains.

Description

Adults of P. vanzyli usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.0–5.5 cm (2.0–2.2 in). The maximum recorded SVL is 6.6 cm (2.6 in).

Behavior

P. vanzyli is nocturnal.

Diet

P. vanzyli preys upon small beetles and termites.

Reproduction

P. vanzyli is oviparous.

References

  1. Bauer, A.M., Becker, F., Conradie, W. & Ceríaco, L.M.P. 2020. Pachydactylus vanzyli. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T110215228A110215246. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110215228A110215246.en. Downloaded on 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ Pachydactylus vanzyli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Palmatogecko vanzyli, p. 273).
  4. ^ 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. (Palmatogecko vanzyli, p. 264 + Plate 80).

Further reading

  • Barts M (2018). "Auf der Suche nach dem Kaokogecko, Pachydactylus (früher Kaokogecko) vanzyli". Draco 16 (4): 24–29. (in German).
  • 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. (Pachydactylus vanzyli, new combination).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Kaokogecko vanzyli, p. 90). (in German).
  • Steyn W, Haacke WD (1966). "A New Web-footed Gecko (Kaokogecko vanzyli, gen. et sp. nov.) from the North-western South West Africa". Cimbebasia (18): 1–23. (Kaokogecko vanzyli, new species).


Taxon identifiers
Pachydactylus vanzyli


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