Purcell's gecko explained

Purcell's gecko (Pachydactylus purcelli) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, purcelli, is in honor of South African entomologist William Frederick Purcell.^[1]

Geographic range

P. purcelli is found in Namibia and South Africa.

Reproduction

P. purcelli is oviparous.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1910). "A Revised List of the South African Reptiles and Batrachians, with Synoptic Tables, special reference to the specimens in the South African Museum, and Descriptions of New Species". Annals of the South African Museum 5: 455–543. (Pachydactylus purcelli, new species, p. 494).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Pachydactylus purcelli, p. 212).