Pachydactylus mclachlani

Pachydactylus mclachlani is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.[1]

Pachydactylus mclachlani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Pachydactylus
Species:	P. mclachlani
Binomial name
Pachydactylus mclachlani Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006

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]

Reproduction

P. mclachlani is oviparous.[1]

References

1. Pachydactylus mclachlani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 December 2018.
2. 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).