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词条 Cape Cross thick-toed gecko
释义

  1. Etymology

  2. Geographic range

  3. Description

  4. Reproduction

  5. References

  6. Further reading

{{Speciesbox
| name = Cape Cross thick-toed gecko
| image =
| genus = Pachydactylus
| species = kochii
| authority = (V. FitzSimons, 1959)
| synonyms = *Pachydactylus kochii
{{small|V. FitzSimons, 1959}}
  • Colopus kochi
    {{small|— Bauer & Lamb, 2005}}

| synonyms_ref = [1]
}}

The Cape Cross thick-toed gecko (Pachydactylus kochii ), also known commonly as Koch’s gecko and Koch's thick-toed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, kochii, is in honor of Austrian-born South African entomologist Charles Koch.[1]

Geographic range

P. kochi is found in Namibia and in South Africa (southern Namaqualand).[2]

Description

Adults of P. kochii have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of {{convert|4|–|5|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The body is slender. Dorsally, the ground color is grayish with a lavender tinge, and there are five reddish-brown crossbands. Ventrally it is white.[3]

Reproduction

P. kochii 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}}. (Colopus kochii, p. 144).
2. ^"Pachydactylus kochii " The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
3. ^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 kochii, p. 254 + Plate 80).

Further reading

  • FitzSimons V (1959). "Some new reptiles from southern Africa and southern Angola". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 23: 405-409. (Pachydactylus kochii, new species, p. 405).
  • Bauer AM, Lamb T (2005). "Phylogenetic relationships of southern African geckos in the Pachydactylus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". African Journal of Herpetology 54 (2): 105-129. (Colopus kochii, new combination, p. 105).
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2 : Pachydactylus|Reptiles described in 1959

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