Pachydactylus boehmei

Pachydactylus boehmei is a species of thick-toed gecko[1] belonging to the Pachydactylus weberi group, found in Namibia.

Pachydactylus boehmei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Pachydactylus
Species:
P. boehmei
Binomial name
Pachydactylus boehmei
Bauer, 2010

Etymology

The specific name, boehmei, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.[2]

References

  1. Bauer, Aaron M. (2010). "A new species of Pachydactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Otavi Highlands of northern Namibia". Bonn zoological Bulletin. 57 (2): 257–266. (Pachydactylus boehmei, new species).
  2. Species Pachydactylus boehmei at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.


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