Western Spotted Thick-toed Gecko articles

Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: Namibia (Oranje valley, S Touw's River, S Great Namaqualand; LuÌderitz, Keetmanshoop, Karasburg, Bethanie, MaltahoÌhe, Swakopmund, and Mariental Districts), Republic of South Africa (Cape Province); elevation around 1500 m. onsceepensis: Orange River Valley
Type locality: Chamis, Greater Namaqualand, Southwest Africa. See BAUER et al. (2006) for a discussion of the type locality.

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Purcell's gecko

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Purcell's gecko (Pachydactylus purcelli) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, purcelli, is in honor of South African entomologist William Frederick Purcell.^[1]^[2]

Geographic range

P. purcelli is found in Namibia and South Africa.^[1]

Reproduction

P. purcelli is oviparous.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Pachydactylus purcelli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 December 2018.
^ 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 purcelli, p. 212).

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Purcell's gecko: Brief Summary