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Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: Republic of South Africa (S Little Namaqualand, Cape Province), Namibia
Type locality: Garies, Little Namaqualand, Cape Province.
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Pachydactylus barnardi

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Pachydactylus barnardi, also known commonly as Barnard's rough gecko or Barnard's thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is 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 Namibia and South Africa (Cape Province and southern 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

P. barnardi is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Bates, M.F.; Bauer, A.M. (2018). "Pachydactylus barnardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T196931A115663077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T196931A115663077.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Pachydactylus barnardi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ 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 barnardi, p. 17).
  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. (Pachydactylus rugosus barnardi, pp. 259-260 + Plate 111).
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Pachydactylus barnardi: Brief Summary

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Pachydactylus barnardi, also known commonly as Barnard's rough gecko or Barnard's thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is indigenous to Southern Africa.

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