Pachydactylus capensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: 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(2): 273–280. hdl: 10520/AJA00411752_611 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. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). 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. 3. 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., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Pachydactylus capensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 February 2020.
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Pachydactylus capensis Smith, 1846 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Cape Gecko, Cape Thick-toed Gecko