Pachydactylus geitje explained

Pachydactylus geitje, also known commonly as the ocellated gecko, the ocellated thick-toed gecko and the Cradock thick-toed gecko, is a tiny species of thick-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is indigenous to the Western Cape of South Africa.

Description

P. geitje is a very colourful, mottled little gecko. Its smooth (almost silky) body is usually covered in dark-edged white spots.

Habitat

P. geitje typically lives on the ground among debris and under rocks. Further inland it only lives higher in the mountains where rocky outcrops provide it with sufficient places to hide.

Reproduction

Pachydactylus geitje lays a clutch of two tiny eggs in the summer.[1] [2]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pachydactylus.com - P. Geitje . 2010-11-30 . 2011-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715032138/http://www.pachydactylus.com/pages/english/pachydactylus/p.-geitje.php . dead .
  2. Web site: Pachydactylus geitje (Occelated gecko) . www.biodiversityexplorer.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718080148/http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/reptiles/squamata/gekkonidae/pachydactylus_geitje.htm . 2011-07-18.