Purcell's gecko (Pachydactylus purcelli) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.
| Purcell's gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Pachydactylus |
| Species: | P. purcelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachydactylus purcelli Boulenger, 1910
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Etymology
editThe specific name, purcelli, is in honor of South African entomologist William Frederick Purcell.[1][2]
Geographic range
editP. purcelli is found in Namibia and South Africa.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Pachydactylus purcelli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 December 2018.
- ^ 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. (Pachydactylus purcelli, p. 212).
Further reading
edit- 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).