Pachydactylus kladaroderma

Pachydactylus kladaroderma, also known as the thin-skinned gecko, fragile thick-toed gecko, or thin-skinned thick-toed gecko, is a member of the family Gekkonidae, also known as the typical geckos, found in South Africa.[2]

Pachydactylus kladaroderma
in Klein Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Pachydactylus
Species:
P. kladaroderma
Binomial name
Pachydactylus kladaroderma
Branch, Bauer, & Good, 1996

Etymology

The name "kladaroderma" is derived from the Greek "kladaros" which means "easily broken," and "derma" which means "skin." This is in reference to the fragile skin of the species.[2]

Description

Pachydactylus kladaroderma is differentiated from other members of the genus Pachydactylus by a low number of granules (3-6) bordering the mentals, an ear opening that resembles a slit, a 79% incidence of the superlabial entering the nostrils, the infralabials adjacent the mental (5-13,) and an overall dull brown coloring.[2]

Distribution

Known only from South Africa in the Cape Fold Mountains which surround the Little Karoo and the southern escarpment.[2]

References
  1. Bauer, A.M. 2017. Pachydactylus kladaroderma. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T196938A110339719. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T196938A110339719.en. Downloaded on 18 July 2018.
  2. "Pachydactylus kladaroderma". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
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