Pachydactylus griffini
Pachydactylus griffini is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic Namibia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Pachydactylus |
| Species: | P. griffini |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachydactylus griffini | |
Etymology
The specific name, griffini, is in honor of American zoologist Michael "Mike" Griffin who worked in Namibia for many years.[1][2]
Geographic range
P. griffini is found in southeastern Namibia.[2]
References
- 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 griffini, p. 108).
- Pachydactylus griffini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
- Barts M, Colacicco F (2017). "Die Dickfingergeckos des südlichen Afrikas – Tiel XXI Pachydactylus mclachlani Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006, mit Anmerkungen zu Pachydactylus griffini Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006 [=The Thick-toed Geckos of Southern Africa – Part XXI Pachydactylus mclachlani Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006, with notes on Pachydactylus griffini Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006]". Sauria 39 (1): 41–46.
- Bauer AM, Lamb T, Branch WR (2006). "A Revision of the Pachydactylus serval and P. weberi Groups (Reptilia: Gekkota: Gekkonidae) of Southern Africa, with Description of Eight New Species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 57 (23): 595–709. (Pachydactylus griffini, new species, pp. 667-670 + Figures 90-92 on p. 637).
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