Wahlberg's Kalahari gecko

Wahlberg's Kalahari gecko
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Pachydactylus
Species:	P. wahlbergii
Binomial name
	Pachydactylus wahlbergii; W. Peters, 1869
Synonyms
	Colopus wahlbergii ; W. Peters, 1869; Colopus kalaharicus ; V. FitzSimons, 1932; Colopus marshalli ; V. FitzSimons, 1959; Pachydactylus wahlbergii ; — Heinicke et al., 2017;

Wahlberg's Kalahari gecko (Pachydactylus wahlbergii), also known commonly as the Kalahari ground gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, wahlbergii, is in honor of Swedish naturalist Johan August Wahlberg.^[2]

Geographic range

P. wahlbergii is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.^[1]

Description

P. wahlbergii is small, elongate, and pretty. Snout-to-vent length (SVL) of adults is 4.5–5 cm (1.8–2.0 in).^[3]

Reproduction

P. wahlbergii is oviparous.^[1] The adult female lays a clutch of two eggs.^[3]

Subspecies

The genus contains two subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, which are recognized as being valid:^[1]

Pachydactylus wahlbergii furcifer Haacke, 1976
Pachydactylus wahlbergii wahlbergii W. Peters, 1869

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pachydactylus wahlbergii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Colopus wahlbergii, p. 278).
^ ^a ^b Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Colopus wahlbergii, pp. 238–239 + Plate 80).

Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Colopus wahlbergii, p. 208).
Haacke WD (1976). "The burrowing geckos of southern Africa, 3 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Annotated taxonomic account (cont.) D. Genus Colopus Peters". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 30: 29–39. (Colopus wahlbergii furcifer, new subspecies).
Peters W (1869). "Eine Mittheilung über neue Gattungen und Arten von Eidechsen ". Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zur Berlin 1869: 57-66 + one plate. (Colopus wahlbergii, new species, p. 57 + figures 1, 1a-1f). (in German and Latin).

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[RDB-1] Pachydactylus wahlbergii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[2] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Colopus wahlbergii, p. 278).

[Bill-3] Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Colopus wahlbergii, pp. 238–239 + Plate 80).

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