Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi explained
Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi, also known commonly as the button-scaled gecko, FitzSimons' thick-toed gecko, Fitzsimons's thick-toed gecko, and FitzSimons' tubercled gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southwestern Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, fitzsimonsi, is in honor of South African herpetologist Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons.[1]
Geographic range
C. fitzsimonsi is found in Angola and Namibia.[2]
Description
C. fitzsimonsi is a large, heavy-bodied gecko. Adults average 6.5to snout-to-vent length (SVL). The record size is a male 9cm (04inches) SVL. Dorsally, it is olive-colored, with four or five dark undulating crossbands. Ventrally, it is white.[3]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of C. fitzsimonsi is rocky outcrops in arid savanna or in semidesert,[3] at altitudes of .
Reproduction
C. fitzsimonsi is oviparous.[2]
Further reading
- Bauer AM, Lamb T (2005). "Phylogenetic relationships of southern African geckos in the Pachydactylus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". African Journal of Herpetology 54 (2): 105–129. (Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi, new combination).
- Heinz MD, Brennan IG, Jackman TR, Bauer AM (2021). "Phylogeny of the genus Chondrodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with the establishment of a stable taxonomy". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 163 (5): 151–210. (Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi, p. 180).
- Loveridge A (1947). "Revision of the African Lizards of the Family Gekkonidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 98 (1): 1–469. (Pachydactylus laevigatus fitzsimonsi, new name, pp. 400–401).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi, p. 98). (in German).
Notes and References
- [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
- Web site: Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi . The Reptile Database. 2017-11-11.
- [William Roy Branch|Branch, Bill]