Chondrodactylus angulifer

Chondrodactylus angulifer
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Chondrodactylus
Species:	C. angulifer
Binomial name
	Chondrodactylus angulifer; W. Peters, 1870
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Last updated October 12, 2023

Chondrodactylus angulifer, also known as the common giant ground gecko, the South African ground gecko, or the Namib sand gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.

Geographic range

Chondrodactylus angulifer is found in Namibia, southernmost Botswana, and western South Africa.^[2]

Description

Chondrodactylus angulifer is a large gecko. Adults average 7 to 9 cm (2.8 to 3.5 in) snout-to-vent length (SVL). The record size is a male 11.3 cm (4.4 in) SVL.^[3]

Reproduction

An adult female C. angulifer may lay a clutch of one or two eggs. The eggs are almost spherical, 18 by 16 mm (0.71 by 0.63 in). Each hatchling is approximately 7 cm (2.8 in) total length (including tail).^[3]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies which are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

Chondrodactylus angulifer subsp. angulifer W. Peters, 1870
Chondrodactylus angulifer subsp. namibensis Haacke, 1976

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References

↑ Tolley, K.A.; Alexander, G.J. (2021). "Chondrodactylus angulifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T178743A120635185. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178743A120635185.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 "Chondrodactylus angulifer ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
1 2 Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Chondrotactylus angulifer, pp. 237-238 + Plate79).