Visser's gecko (Pachydactylus visseri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
| Visser'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. visseri
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachydactylus visseri | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, visseri, is in honor of South African herpetologist John Duckitt Visser (1938–2012).[2][3]
Geographic range
editP. visseri is found in Namibia and South Africa.[3]
Description
editP. visseri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.85 cm (1.91 in). The tail is long, 120% SVL.[3]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ Bates, M.F.; Bauer, A.M. (2020). "Pachydactylus visseri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T196950A139766394. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196950A139766394.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ 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 visseri, p. 276).
- ^ a b c d Pachydactylus visseri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
edit- 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).