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Pachydactylus griffini

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Pachydactylus griffini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Pachydactylus
Species:
P. griffini
Binomial name
Pachydactylus griffini
Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006

Pachydactylus griffini is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.

Etymology

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The specific name, griffini, is in honor of American zoologist Michael "Mike" Griffin who worked in Namibia for many years.[2][3]

Geographic range

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P. griffini is found in southeastern Namibia.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of P. griffini is savanna, at altitudes of 1,000–1,200 m (3,300–3,900 ft).[1]

Description

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Small for its genus, P. griffini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 39 mm (1.5 in).[3]

Behavior

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P. griffini is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]

Reproduction

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P. griffini is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bauer AM, Becker F (2020). "Pachydactylus griffini ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T120686363A120906473. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T120686363A120906473.en. Downloaded on 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ 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 griffini, p. 108).
  3. ^ a b c d Pachydactylus griffini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

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  • Barts, Mirko; Colacicco, Frank (2017). "Die Dickfingergeckos des südlichen Afrikas – Tiel XXI Pachydactylus mclachlani Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006, mit Anmerkungen zu Pachydactylus griffini Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006 [=The Thick-toed Geckos of Southern Africa – Part XXI Pachydactylus mclachlani Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006, with notes on Pachydactylus griffini Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006]". Sauria 39 (1): 41–46.
  • Bauer AM, Lamb T, Branch WR (2006). "A Revision of the Pachydactylus serval and P. weberi Groups (Reptilia: Gekkota: Gekkonidae) of Southern Africa, with Description of Eight New Species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 57 (23): 595–709. (Pachydactylus griffini, new species, pp. 667–670 + Figures 90–92 on p. 637).
  • Herrmann H-W, Branch WR (2013). "Fifty years of herpetological research in the Namib Desert and Namibia with an updated and annotated species checklist". Journal of Arid Environments 93: 94–115.
  • Schleicher, Alfred (2020). Reptiles of Namibia. Windhoek, Namibia: Kuiseb Publishers. 271 pp. ISBN 978-9994576708.