Goggia braacki explained

Goggia braacki, also known commonly as Braack's dwarf leaf-toed gecko, Braack's pygmy gecko, and the Karoo leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, braacki, is in honor of South African herpetologist Harold H. Braack.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. braacki is rocky areas of montane grassland.

Description

Adults of G. braacki have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 2.7–.

Reproduction

G. braacki is oviparous.

Further reading

• Bauer AM, Good DA, Branch WR (1997). "The taxonomy of the southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a review of Old World "Phyllodactylus " and the description of five new genera". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 49: 447–497. (Goggia braacki, new combination).
• 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. . (Goggia braacki, p. 240 + Plate 87).
• Good DA, Bauer AM, Branch WR (1996). "A new species of Phyllodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Karoo National Park, South Africa". African Journal of Herpetology 45 (2): 49–58. (Phyllodactylus braacki, new species).
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Goggia braacki, p. 83). (in German).

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]