Pachydactylus haackei

Pachydactylus haackei
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Pachydactylus
Species:	P. haackei
Binomial name
	Pachydactylus haackei; Branch, Bauer & Good, 1996

Last updated October 02, 2025

Pachydactylus haackei, also known commonly as Haacke's gecko or Haacke's thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, haackei, and the common names are in honor of herpetologist Wulf Dietrich Haacke (born 1936) of the Transvaal Museum.^[2]

Geographic range

P. haackei is found in southern Namibia and South Africa.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. haackei is rocky areas of shrubland, at altitudes of 100–1,600 m (330–5,250 ft).^[1]

Description

Adults of P. haackei usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7 to 8 cm (2.8 to 3.1 in). The maximum recorded SVL is 8.5 cm (3.3 in). The body is stout, and the ear opening tends to be squarish.^[4]

Behavior

P. haackei is terrestrial and rupicolous (rock-dwelling).^[1]

Reproduction

P. haackei is oviparous.^[3]

References

1 2 3 Bates, M.F.; Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Pachydactylus haackei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T196937A139764592. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196937A139764592.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ 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 haackei, p. 113).
1 2 Pachydactylus haackei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ Branch, Bill (2004). A 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. (Pachydactylus haackei, p. 258 + Plate 10).

Bates MF, Alexander GJ, Bauer AM (2022). "Tribute to a legend of southern African herpetology: Wulf Dietrich Haacke (1936–2021), with a bibliography of his herpetological contributions". African Journal of Herpetology71 (1): 1–13.
Branch WR, Bauer AM, Good DA (1996). "A review of the Namaqua gecko, Pachydactylus namaquensis (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from southern Africa, with the Description of two new species". South African Journal of Zoology31 (2): 53–69. (Pachydactylus haackei, new species, p. 61).
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Pachydactylus haackei, p. 98). (in German).
Schleicher, Alfred (2020). Reptiles of Namibia. Windhoek, Namibia: Namibia Scientific Society/Kuiseb Publishers. 272 pp. ISBN 978-99945-76-70-8.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Bates, M.F.; Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Pachydactylus haackei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T196937A139764592. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196937A139764592.en . Retrieved 19 November 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 haackei, p. 113).

[RDB-3] 1 2 Pachydactylus haackei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[4] Branch, Bill (2004). A 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. (Pachydactylus haackei, p. 258 + Plate 10).

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