Pachydactylus acuminatus

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Pachydactylus acuminatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Pachydactylus
Species:
P. acuminatus
Binomial name
Pachydactylus acuminatus
FitzSimons, 1941
Synonyms

Pachydactylus weberi acuminatus, FitzSimons 1941

Pachydactylus acuminatus is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae, a family also known as the typical geckos. The species P. acuminatus is endemic to Namibia. It was once believed to be a subspecies of Weber's thick-toed gecko ( Pachydactylus weberi) but was lifted to species status in 2006. [2]

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Discovery and taxonomy

Pachydactylus acuminatus was originally described by Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons in 1941 as Pachydactylus weberi acuminatus, from eight specimens housed in the Transvaal Museum, Pretoria —seven immature individuals and one adult. [3] The position of Pachydactylus weberi acuminatus was later reassessed by A. M. Bauer, who lifted it to species status in 2006. [2] [4]

Distribution

P. acuminatus is known only from Namibia, in the Lüderitz, Bethanie, Keetmanshoop, Maltahöhe, and Swakopmund districts. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Pachydactylus acuminatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T110213605A110213716. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110213605A110213716.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Uetz, Peter (8 April 2018). "Pachydactylus acuminatus FITZSIMONS, 1941". The Reptile Database. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pachydactylus.com – P. acuminatus". www.pachydactylus.com (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. ↑ Bauer, A. M., Lamb, T., and Branch, W. R. 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 57(23): 595–709. doi:10.1080/21564574.2017.1398186. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
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