Cape Cross thick-toed gecko explained

The Cape Cross thick-toed gecko (Pachydactylus kochii), also known commonly as Koch's gecko and Koch's thick-toed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, kochii, is in honor of Austrian-born South African entomologist Charles Koch.^[1]

Geographic range

P. kochi is found in Namibia and in South Africa (southern Namaqualand).^[2]

Description

Adults of P. kochii have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4–. The body is slender. Dorsally, the ground color is grayish with a lavender tinge, and there are five reddish-brown crossbands. Ventrally it is white.^[3]

Reproduction

P. kochii is oviparous.^[2]

Further reading

• FitzSimons V (1959). "Some new reptiles from southern Africa and southern Angola". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 23: 405–409. (Pachydactylus kochii, new species, p. 405).
• 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. (Colopus kochii, new combination, p. 105).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Colopus kochii, p. 144).
2. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pachydactylus&species=kochii "Pachydactylus kochii "
3. [:fr:William Roy Branch|Branch, Bill]