Visser's gecko explained

Visser's gecko (Pachydactylus visseri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, visseri, is in honor of South African herpetologist John Duckitt Visser (1938–2012).^[1]

Geographic range

P. visseri is found in Namibia and South Africa.

Description

P. visseri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.85cm (01.91inches). The tail is long, 120% SVL.

Reproduction

P. visseri is oviparous.

Further reading

• Barts M, Colacicco F (2015). "Die dickfingergeckos des südlichen Afrikas Teil XVIII: Pachydactylus visseri BAUER, LAMB & BRANCH, 2006 ". Sauria 37 (2): 53–57. (in German).
• Bauer AM, Lamb T, Branch WR (2006). "A Revision of the Pachydactylus serval and P. weberi Groups (Reptilia: Gekkota: Gekkonidae) of Southern Africa, with the Description of Eight New Species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 57 (23): 595–709. (Pachydactylus visseri, new species, pp. 676–679 + Figures 108–111).

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 visseri, p. 276).