Pachydactylus haackei
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Pachydactylus |
| Species: | P. haackei
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| Binomial name | |
| 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 native to Southern Africa.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, haackei, and the common names are in honor of herpetologist Wulf Dietrich Haacke (born 1936) of the Transvaal Museum.[2]
Geographic range[edit]
P. haackei is found in southern Namibia and South Africa.[3]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of P. haackei is rocky areas of shrubland, at altitudes of 100–1,600 m (330–5,250 ft).[1]
Description[edit]
Adults of P. haackei usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) 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.[4]
Behavior[edit]
P. haackei is terrestrial and rupicolous (rock-dwelling).[1]
Reproduction[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Bates, M.F.; Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Pachydactylus haackei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T196937A139764592. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196937A139764592.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b Pachydactylus haackei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ 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[edit]
- Bates MF, Alexander GJ, Bauer AM (2022). "Tribute to a legend of southern African herpetology: Wulf Dietrich Haacke (1936–2021), with a bibliography of his herpetological contributions". African Journal of Herpetology 71 (1): 1–13.
- Branch WR, Bauer AM, Good DA (1996). "A review of the Namaqua gecko, Pachydactylus namaquensis (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from southern Africa, with the Description of two new species". South African Journal of Zoology 31 (2): 53-69. (Pachydactylus haackei, new species, p. 61).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Pachydactylus haackei, p. 98). (in German).
- Schleicher, Alfred (2020). Reptiles of Namibia. Windhoek, Namibia: Namibia Scientific Society/Kuiseb Publishers. 272 pp. ISBN 978-99945-76-70-8.