Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Chondrodactylus |
| Species: | C. fitzsimonsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi (Loveridge, 1947)
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Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi, also known as Fitzsimons's thick-toed gecko or the button-scaled gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southwestern Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, fitzsimonsi, is in honor of South African herpetologist Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons.[2]
Geographic range
C. fitzsimonsi is found in Angola and Namibia.[1]
Description
C. fitzsimonsi is a large, heavy-bodied gecko. Adults average 6.5 to 8.5 cm (2.6 to 3.3 in) snout-to-vent length (SVL). The record size is a male 9.0 cm (3.5 in) SVL. Dorsally, it is olive-colored, with four or five dark undulating crossbands. Ventrally, it is white.[3]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of C. fitzsimonsi is rocky outcrops in arid savanna or in semidesert.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ 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. ("FitzSimons, V.", p. 91).
- ^ a b Branch, Bill (2004). 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 fitzsimonsi, p. 255 + Plate 84).
Further reading
- Bauer AM, Lamb T (2005). "Phylogenetic relationships of southern African geckos in the Pachydactylus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". African J. Herpetol. 54 (2): 105–129. (Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi, new combination).
- Loveridge A (1947). "Revision of the African Lizards of the Family Gekkonidae". Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 98 (1): 1-46. (Pachydactylus laevigatus fitzsimonsi, new name, pp. 400–401).