Goggia braacki

Goggia braacki
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Goggia
Species:	G. braacki
Binomial name
	Goggia braacki; (Good, Bauer & Branch, 1996)
Synonyms
	Phyllodactylus braacki; Good, Bauer & Branch, 1996; Goggia braacki; — Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997;

Last updated July 06, 2025

Goggia braacki, also known commonly as Braack's dwarf leaf-toed gecko, Braack's pygmy gecko, and the Karoo leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, braacki, is in honor of South African herpetologist Harold H. Braack.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. braacki is rocky areas of montane grassland.^[1]

Description

Adults of G. braacki have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 2.7–3.5 cm (1.1–1.4 in).^[2]

Reproduction

G. braacki is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Bates, M.F.; Branch, W.R. (2018). "Goggia braacki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T169697A115654981. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T169697A115654981.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Goggia braacki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Goggia braacki, p. 36).

Bauer AM, Good DA, Branch WR (1997). "The taxonomy of the southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a review of Old World "Phyllodactylus " and the description of five new genera". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences49: 447–497. (Goggia braacki, new combination).
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. (Goggia braacki, p. 240 + Plate 87).
Good DA, Bauer AM, Branch WR (1996). "A new species of Phyllodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Karoo National Park, South Africa". African Journal of Herpetology45 (2): 49–58. (Phyllodactylus braacki, new species).
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Goggia braacki, p. 83). (in German).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 Bates, M.F.; Branch, W.R. (2018). "Goggia braacki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T169697A115654981. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T169697A115654981.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Goggia braacki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[3] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Goggia braacki, p. 36).

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