| Pachydactylus scutatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Pachydactylus |
| Species: | P. scutatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachydactylus scutatus Hewitt, 1927 | |
Pachydactylus scutatus, also known as the large-scaled gecko or shielded thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in Namibia, South Africa, and Angola. [2]
Pachydactylus is a genus of insectivorous geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Africa, and member species are commonly known as thick-toed geckos. The genus also displays rich speciation, having 57 distinct species identified when compared to other closely related gecko genera like Rhoptropus, most of which have emerged since 35Ma. It has been suggested that the reason for this rich speciation not from adaptive radiation nor nonadaptive radiation, but that the genus represents a clade somewhere between the two drivers of speciation. P. bibronii geckos have been used by NASA as animal models for experimentation.
Pachydactylus geitje, also known as the ocellated gecko, ocellated thick-toed gecko or Cradock thick-toed gecko, is a tiny species of thick-toed gecko, which is indigenous to the Western Cape of South Africa.
Pachydactylus atorquatus, also known as the Augrabies gecko or Good's gecko, is a thick-toed gecko belonging to the Pachydactylus weberi group, found in South Africa.
Pachydactylus boehmei is a species of thick-toed gecko belonging to the Pachydactylus weberi group, found in Namibia.
Pachydactylus robertsi, commonly known as the large-scaled gecko, shielded thick-toed gecko, or Rauhschuppen-Dickfingergecko in German, is an African species of gecko.
Bogert's rock gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
Pachydactylus acuminatus is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae, a family also known as the typical geckos. The species P. acuminatus is endemic to Namibia. It was once believed to be a subspecies of Weber's thick-toed gecko but was lifted to species status in 2006.
Pachydactylus kladaroderma, also known as the thin-skinned gecko, fragile thick-toed gecko, or thin-skinned thick-toed gecko, is a member of the family Gekkonidae, also known as the typical geckos, found in South Africa.
The Sossus gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Namibia.
Pachydactylus fasciatus, also known as the striped thick-toed gecko, banded thick-toed gecko, or Damaraland banded gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to northwestern Namibia.
The Brandberg thick-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Namibia.
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 endemic to Southern Africa.
Pachydactylus angolensis, the Angola large-scaled gecko or Angolan thicktoed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in Angola.
Monica's gecko, also known commonly as Monica's thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.
The montane thick-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa.
Pachydactylus oreophilus, also known as the Kaokoland rock gecko or African thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in Namibia and Angola.
Pachydactylus rugosus, also known as the common rough gecko, wrinkled thick-toed gecko, rough thick-toed gecko, or rough-scaled gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana.
Pachydactylus sansteynae, also known commonly as the coastal thick-toed gecko or San Steyn's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.
The western spotted thick-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Namibia and South Africa.
The Namib desert gecko, also known commonly as the Kaoko web-footed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
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