Pachydactylus barnardi

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.

Pachydactylus barnardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Pachydactylus
Species:
P. barnardi
Binomial name
Pachydactylus barnardi
Synonyms[2]
  • Pachydactylus capensis barnardi
    V. FitzSimons, 1941
  • Pachydactylus barnardi
    Lamb & Bauer, 2000
  • Pachydactylus rugosus barnardi
    Rösler, 2000
  • Pachydactylus barnardi
    Mashinini & Mahlangu, 2013

Etymology

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The specific name, barnardi, is in honor of South African zoologist Keppel Harcourt Barnard.[3]

Geographic range

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P. barnardi is found in Namibia and South Africa (Cape Province and southern Little Namaqualand).[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of P. barnardi is shrubland.[1]

Description

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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

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P. barnardi is oviparous.[2]

References

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  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).

Further reading

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  • 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.