Pachydactylus kladaroderma
in Klein Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Pachydactylus
Species:
P. kladaroderma
Binomial name
Pachydactylus kladaroderma
Branch, Bauer, & Good, 1996

Pachydactylus kladaroderma, also known as the thin-skinned gecko, fragile thick-toed gecko, or thin-skinned thick-toed gecko, is a member of the family Gekkonidae, also known as the typical geckos, found in South Africa.[2]

Etymology

The name "kladaroderma" is derived from the Greek "kladaros" which means "easily broken," and "derma" which means "skin." This is in reference to the fragile skin of the species.[2]

Description

Pachydactylus kladaroderma is differentiated from other members of the genus Pachydactylus by a low number of granules (3-6) bordering the mentals, an ear opening that resembles a slit, a 79% incidence of the superlabial entering the nostrils, the infralabials adjacent the mental (5-13,) and an overall dull brown coloring.[2]

Distribution

Known only from South Africa in the Cape Fold Mountains which surround the Little Karoo and the southern escarpment.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bates, M.F.; Bauer, A.M. (2018). "Pachydactylus kladaroderma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T196938A115663505. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T196938A115663505.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Pachydactylus kladaroderma". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
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