Pachydactylus otaviensis

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

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

Etymology

Its species name, composed of otavi and the Latin suffix -ensis, "that lives in, that inhabits", was given in reference to the place where it was discovered, Otaviberge. ^[3]

References

1. Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Pachydactylus otaviensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T110214162A110214172. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110214162A110214172.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Pachydactylus otaviensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 30 December 2018.
3. Lamb, Trip; R Branch, William; Bauer, A. M. (January 2006). "A revision of the Pachydactylus serval and P. weberi groups (Reptilia: Gekkota: Gekkonidae) of Southern Africa, with the description of eight new species". researchgate.net. pp. 681–684. Retrieved 2024-03-14.