Pachydactylus capensis

Pachydactylus capensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: 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: Lacertilia
Infraordo: Gekkota
Parvordo: 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 Open access 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. 

Vernacular names

English: Cape Gecko, Cape Thick-toed Gecko
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