词条 | Cape Cross thick-toed gecko |
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| name = Cape Cross thick-toed gecko | image = | genus = Pachydactylus | species = kochii | authority = (V. FitzSimons, 1959) | synonyms = *Pachydactylus kochii {{small|V. FitzSimons, 1959}}
| 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. EtymologyThe specific name, kochii, is in honor of Austrian-born South African entomologist Charles Koch.[1] Geographic rangeP. kochi is found in Namibia and in South Africa (southern Namaqualand).[2]DescriptionAdults 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] ReproductionP. kochii is oviparous.[2]References1. ^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. ^1 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
2 : Pachydactylus|Reptiles described in 1959 |
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