Pachydactylus mclachlani
Pachydactylus mclachlani is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.[1]
| Pachydactylus mclachlani | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Pachydactylus |
| Species: | P. mclachlani |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachydactylus mclachlani | |
Etymology
The specific name, mclachlani, is in honor of Geoffrey Roy McLachlan (1923–2005), who was a South African ornithologist and herpetologist.[1]
Description
P. mclachlani is relatively large for its genus. Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in).[1][2]
References
- Pachydactylus mclachlani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 December 2018.
- McLachlan, Paula; Niven, Patrick (2006). "Geoffrey Roy McLachlan 1923–2005". Ostrich, Journal of African Ornithology 77 (1-2): v-vi.
Further reading
- Barts B, Colacicco F (2017). "Die Dickfingergeckos des südlichen Afrikas – Tiel XXI Pachydactylus mclachlani Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006, mit Amnerkungen 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 mclachlani, new species, pp. 670-673 + Figures 93-98 on pp. 637-639).
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