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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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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Etymology edit
The specific name, barnardi, is in honor of South African zoologist Keppel Harcourt Barnard.[3]
Geographic range edit
P. barnardi is found in Namibia and South Africa (Cape Province and southern Little Namaqualand).[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of P. barnardi is shrubland.[1]
Description edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Pachydactylus barnardi 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 barnardi, p. 17).
- ^ 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).
Further reading edit
- 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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