| 词条 | Wahlberg's Kalahari gecko |
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| name = Wahlberg's Kalahari gecko | image = | image_caption = | genus = Pachydactylus | species = wahlbergii | authority = W. Peters, 1869 | synonyms = *Colopus wahlbergii {{small|W. Peters, 1869}}
| synonyms_ref = [1] }} Wahlberg's Kalahari gecko (Pachydactylus wahlbergii), also known commonly as the Kalahari ground gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa. EtymologyThe specific name, wahlbergii, is in honor of Swedish naturalist Johan August Wahlberg.[1] Geographic rangeP. wahlbergii is found in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.[2]DescriptionP. wahlbergii is a small, elongate, and pretty. Snout-to-vent length (SVL) of adults is {{convert|4.5|–|5|cm|in|abbr=on}}.[3]ReproductionP. wahlbergii is oviparous.[2] The adult female lays a clutch of two eggs.[3]SubspeciesThe genus contains two subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, which are recognized as being valid:[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 wahlbergii, p. 278). 2. ^1 2 3 {{NRDB species|genus=Pachydactylus|species=wahlbergii}} 3. ^1 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}}. (Colopus wahlbergii, pp. 238-239 + Plate 80). Further reading
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