Pachydactylus kladaroderma, also known as the thin-skinned gecko, fragile thick-toed gecko, or thin-skinned thick-toed gecko, is a member of the family Gekkonidae, also known as the typical geckos, found in South Africa.[2]
| Pachydactylus kladaroderma | |
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| in Klein Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Pachydactylus |
| Species: | P. kladaroderma
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachydactylus kladaroderma Branch, Bauer, & Good, 1996
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Etymology
editThe name "kladaroderma" is derived from the Greek "kladaros" which means "easily broken," and "derma" which means "skin." This is in reference to the fragile skin of the species.[2]
Description
editPachydactylus kladaroderma is differentiated from other members of the genus Pachydactylus by a low number of granules (3-6) bordering the mentals, an ear opening that resembles a slit, a 79% incidence of the superlabial entering the nostrils, the infralabials adjacent the mental (5-13,) and an overall dull brown coloring.[2]
Distribution
editKnown only from South Africa in the Cape Fold Mountains which surround the Little Karoo and the southern escarpment.[2]
References
edit- ^ Bates, M.F.; Bauer, A.M. (2018). "Pachydactylus kladaroderma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T196938A115663505. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T196938A115663505.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Pachydactylus kladaroderma". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2018-04-12.