Werner's thick-toed gecko explained
Werner's thick-toed gecko (Pachydactylus werneri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.
Etymology
The specific name, werneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Werner.[1]
Geographic range
In Namibia P. werneri is found in the areas around Karibib, Maltahöhe, and Swakopmund.
Description
P. werneri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.25cm (02.07inches).
Reproduction
P. werneri is oviparous.
Further reading
- 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: 595–709. (Pachydactylus werneri, pp. 654–655 + Figures 54–57).
- FitzSimons VF (1943). The Lizards of South Africa. Pretoria: Transvaal Museum. xvi + 528 pp. (Pachydactylus werneri, new status, p. 85).
- Hewitt J (1935). "Some new forms of batrachians and reptiles from South Africa". Records of the Albany Museum 4: 283–357. (Pachydactylus capensis werneri, new subspecies, p. 315).
- Wermuth H (1965). "Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae, Xantusiidae". Das Tierreich 80: 1–246. (Pachydactylus werneri, p. 124). (in German).
Notes and References
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