Pachydactylus atorquatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Pachydactylus |
Species: | P. atorquatus
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Binomial name | |
Pachydactylus atorquatus | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Pachydactylus atorquatus, also known commonly as the Augrabies gecko and Good's gecko, is a species of thick-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.[2][3]
P. atorquatus belongs to the P. weberi species group.[2][3]
P. atorquatus is found in Namibia and South Africa.[1]
The preferred natural habitat of P. atorquatus is rocky areas in shrubland, at altitudes of 500–800 m (1,600–2,600 ft).[1]
Large for its genus, P. atorquatus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.0 cm (2.0 in).[2] It is the only species in the weberi group which does not have a pale collar as a hatchling or juvenile, a key character to which the specific name atorquatus refers.[2]
The synonym P. goodi was named in honor of herpetologist David Andrew Good.[4]