Pachydactylus griffini

Pachydactylus griffini
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Pachydactylus
Species:	P. griffini
Binomial name
Pachydactylus griffini Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006

Pachydactylus griffini is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.

Etymology

The specific name, griffini, is in honor of American zoologist Michael "Mike" Griffin who worked in Namibia for many years. ^{[2] [3]}

Geographic range

P. griffini is found in southeastern Namibia. ^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. griffini is savanna, at altitudes of 1,000–1,200 m (3,300–3,900 ft). ^[1]

Description

Small for its genus, P. griffini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 39 mm (1.5 in). ^[3]

Behavior

P. griffini is terrestrial and nocturnal. ^[1]

Reproduction

P. griffini is oviparous. ^[3]

References

1. Bauer AM, Becker F (2020). "Pachydactylus griffini ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T120686363A120906473. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T120686363A120906473.en. Downloaded on 29 August 2021.
2. 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 griffini, p. 108).
3. Pachydactylus griffini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

• Barts, Mirko; Colacicco, Frank (2017). "Die Dickfingergeckos des südlichen Afrikas – Tiel XXI Pachydactylus mclachlani Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006, mit Anmerkungen zu Pachydactylus griffini Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006 [=The Thick-toed Geckos of Southern Africa – Part XXI Pachydactylus mclachlani Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006, with notes on Pachydactylus griffini Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006]". Sauria39 (1): 41–46.
• Bauer AM, Lamb T, Branch WR (2006). "A Revision of the Pachydactylus serval and P. weberi Groups (Reptilia: Gekkota: Gekkonidae) of Southern Africa, with Description of Eight New Species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series57 (23): 595–709. (Pachydactylus griffini, new species, pp. 667–670 + Figures 90–92 on p. 637).
• Herrmann H-W, Branch WR (2013). "Fifty years of herpetological research in the Namib Desert and Namibia with an updated and annotated species checklist". Journal of Arid Environments93: 94–115.
• Schleicher, Alfred (2020). Reptiles of Namibia. Windhoek, Namibia: Kuiseb Publishers. 271 pp. ISBN   978-9994576708.