Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi

Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Pachydactylus
Species:	P. oshaughnessyi
Binomial name
	Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi; Boulenger, 1885
Synonyms
	Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi; Boulenger, 1885; Pachydactylus capensis o'shaughnessyi; — Hewitt, 1927; Pachydactylus capensis levyi; V. FitzSimons, 1933; Pachydactylus capensis oshaughnessyi; — Loveridge, 1947; Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi; — Branch, 1998;

Last updated July 06, 2025

Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, oshaughnessyi, is in honor of Arthur O'Shaughnessy, who was a British herpetologist and poet.^[3]

Geographic range

P. oshaughnessyi is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of P. oshaughnessyi is mesic savanna.^[4]

Description

Adults of P. oshaughnessyi usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5–5.5 cm (1.8–2.2 in).^[4]

Reproduction

P. oshaughnessyi is oviparous.^[2]

References

↑ Verburgt, L.; Pietersen, D.; Farooq, H.; Chapeta, Y. (2020). "Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T110214123A110214142. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110214123A110214142.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 30 December 2018.
↑ 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 oshaughnessyi, p. 197).
1 2 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., 112 color plates. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi, p. 252 + Plate 83).

Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural history). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi, new species, pp. 204–205 + Plate XVI, figure 3).
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi, p. 99). (in German).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Verburgt, L.; Pietersen, D.; Farooq, H.; Chapeta, Y. (2020). "Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T110214123A110214142. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110214123A110214142.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 30 December 2018.

[3] 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 oshaughnessyi, p. 197).

[Bill-4] 1 2 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., 112 color plates. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi, p. 252 + Plate 83).

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