Pachydactylus haackei

Pachydactylus haackei, also known commonly as Haacke's gecko or Haacke's thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.

Pachydactylus haackei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Pachydactylus
Species:	P. haackei
Binomial name
Pachydactylus haackei Branch, Bauer & Good, 1996

Etymology

The specific name, haackei, and the common names are in honor of herpetologist Wulf Dietrich Haacke (born 1936) of the Transvaal Museum.[1]

Geographic range

P. haackei is found in southern Namibia and South Africa.[2]

Description

Adults of P. haackei usually have a snout-to-vent length of 7 to 8 cm (2.8 to 3.1 in). The maximum recorded SVL is 8.5 cm (3.3 in). The body is stout, and the ear opening tends to be squarish.[3]

Reproduction

P. haackei is oviparous.[2]

References

1. 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 haackei, p. 113).
2. Pachydactylus haackei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
3. Branch, Bill (2004). A Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pachydactylus haackei, p. 258 + Plate 10).

Further reading

• Branch, William R.; Bauer, Aaron M.; Good, David A. (1996). "A review of the Namaqua gecko, Pachydactylus namaquensis (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from southern Africa, with the Description of two new species". South African J. Zool. 31 (2): 53-69. (Pachydactylus haackei, new species, p. 61).