Pachydactylus capensis

Pachydactylus capensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Pachydactylus
Species: Pachydactylus capensis

Name

Pachydactylus capensis Smith, 1846

• Type locality: South Africa
• Holotype: BMNH 1865.5.4.51

Synonyms

• Tarentola capensis Smith, 1846
• Pachydactylus elegans Gray, 1845
• Pachydactylus obscurus Thominot, 1889: 21
• Pachydactylus tessellatus Werner, 1910
• Pachydactylus leopardinus Sternfeld, 1911
• Pachydactylus mentalis Hewitt, 1926
• Pachydactylus capensis levyi FitzSimons, 1933
• Pachydactylus capensis capensis FitzSimons, 1935

References

• FitzSimons, V. 1933. Descriptions of five new lizards from the Transvaal and Southern Rhodesia. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 15: 273–280. Reference page. 
• FitzSimons, V.F.M. 1935. Notes on a collection of reptiles and amphibians made in the Southern Kalahari, Bushmanland, and Great and Little Namaqualand. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, Pretoria 17: 519-550.
• Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Hewitt, J. 1926. Some new or little-known reptiles and batrachians from South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 20: 473-490.
• Hewitt, J. 1927. Further descriptions of reptiles and batrachians from South Africa. Record of the Albany Museum. Grahamstown, 3: 371–415.
• Smith, A. 1838–1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected During an Expedition Into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted Out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.” Published Under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury. Reptilia. Vol. 2. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. [100] + 28 pp., pls. 1–78. BHL Reference page. 
• Sternfeld, R. 1911. Zur Herpetologie Südostafrikas. Mitteilung aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 5: 413-420.
• Thominot, A. 1889. Observations sur quelques reptiles et batraciens de la collection du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (ser. 8) 1: 21–30. BHL Reference page. 
• Werner, F. 1910. Reptilia (Geckonidae und Scincidae). pp. 451–493 In Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Band 2, Lieferung 25. G. Fischer: Jena. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pachydactylus capensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 February 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• Pachydactylus capensis Smith, 1846 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Cape Gecko, Cape Thick-toed Gecko