Pachydactylus scherzi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Pachydactylus
Species:
P. scherzi
Binomial name
Pachydactylus scherzi
Mertens, 1954
Synonyms[2]

Pachydactylus scherzi is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, scherzi, is in honor of German chemical engineer Ernst Rudolph Scherz (1906–1981).[3]

Geographic range

P. scherzi is found in Angola and Namibia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. scherzi is rocky outcrops in desert or savanna.[4]

Description

Adults of P. scherzi, have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 2.5–3.5 centimetres (0.98–1.38 in). Dorsally, P. scherzi is brown, with whitish crossbands that are edged with dark brown and often broken in the middle. Ventrally it is cream-colored.[4]

Reproduction

P. scherzi is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bauer, A.M., Becker, F., Conradie, W. & Ceríaco, L.M.P. 2020. Pachydactylus scherzi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T110214635A110214655. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110214635A110214655.en. Downloaded on 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Pachydactylus scherzi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pachydactylus scherzi, p. 235).
  4. ^ a b Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pachydactylus scherzi, p. 259 + Plate 111).

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