Pachydactylus capensis

Pachydactylus capensis, also known as Cape gecko or Cape thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in southern Africa.[6]

Pachydactylus capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Pachydactylus
Species:
P. capensis
Binomial name
Pachydactylus capensis
(Smith, 1846)
Synonyms

Tarentola capensis Smith, 1846[1]
Pachydactylus elegans Gray, 1845[2]
Pachydactylus obscurus Thominot, 1889[3]
Pachydactylus tessellatus Werner, 1910[4]
Pachydactylus leopardinus Sternfeld, 1911[5]
Pachydactylus mentalis

References
  1. Smith, A. "Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected During an Expedition Into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted Out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.” Published Under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury", Reptilia, 1846, Smith, Elder and Co.: London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.10416. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  2. Gray, J.E. "Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum", Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman, London, 1845. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.5499. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. Thominot, A. "Observations sur quelques reptiles et batraciens de la collection du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris." Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris, 1889. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  4. Werner, F. "Reptilia (Geckonidae und Scincidae)" in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens, pp. 451-493, 1910. BHL: 1284249. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  5. Sternfeld, R. "Zur Herpetologie Südostafrikas" ("Herpetology of southeastern Africa"), Mitteilung aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 1911. 5: 413-420.
  6. Pachydactylus capensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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