Pachydactylus vanzyli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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 Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Pachydactylus
Species: Pachydactylus vanzyli

Name

Pachydactylus vanzyli (Steyn & Haacke, 1966)

• Holotype: NMNW, collected by Ben van Zyl in 1965.
• Type locality: “about 18 miles SW of Orupembe (±18°18’S, 12°17’E, 1800 feet elevation), Kaokoveld, SWA [=Namibia]”.

Combinations

• Kaokogecko vanzyli Steyn & Haacke, 1966: 6 [original combination]
• Palmatogecko vanzyli — Kluge & Nussbaum, 1995 [subsequent combination]
• Pachydactylus vanzyli — Bauer & Lamb, 2005 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Steyn, W.J. & Haacke, W.D. 1966. A new webfooted gekko (Kaokogecko vanzyli gen. et. sp. nov.) from the north-western South West Africa. Cimbebasia 18: 1–23. Reference page. 

Links

• Bauer, A.M., Becker, F., Conradie, W. & Ceríaco, L.M.P. 2020. IUCN: Pachydactylus vanzyli  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T110215228A110215246. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110215228A110215246.en. Accessed on 02 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Namib Thick-toed Gecko