Pachydactylus mclachlani

Pachydactylus mclachlani
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. mclachlani
Binomial name
Pachydactylus mclachlani Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006

Pachydactylus mclachlani is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Namibia. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, mclachlani, is in honor of Geoffrey Roy McLachlan (1923–2005), who was a South African ornithologist and herpetologist. ^[2]

Description

P. mclachlani is relatively large for its genus. Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in). ^{[2] [3]}

Reproduction

P. mclachlani is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Pachydactylus mclachlani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T110214064A110214066. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110214064A110214066.en . Retrieved 29 August 2021.
2. Pachydactylus mclachlani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 30 December 2018.
3. McLachlan, Paula; Niven, Patrick (2006). "Geoffrey Roy McLachlan 1923–2005". Ostrich, Journal of African Ornithology77 (1-2): v-vi.

Further reading

• Barts B, Colacicco F (2017). "Die Dickfingergeckos des südlichen Afrikas – Tiel XXI Pachydactylus mclachlani Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006, mit Amnerkungen 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 mclachlani, new species, pp. 670–673 + Figures 93–98 on pp. 637–639).