Biology:Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi
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Short description: Species of lizard
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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. oshaughnessyi
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| Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi Boulenger, 1885
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Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, oshaughnessyi, is in honor of Arthur O'Shaughnessy, who was a British herpetologist and poet.[3]
Geographic range
P. oshaughnessyi is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of P. oshaughnessyi is mesic savanna.[4]
Description
Adults of P. oshaughnessyi usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5–5.5 cm (1.8–2.2 in).[4]
Reproduction
P. oshaughnessyi is oviparous.[2]
References
- ↑ Verburgt, L.; Pietersen, D.; Farooq, H.; Chapeta, Y. (2020). "Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T110214123A110214142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110214123A110214142.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/110214123/110214142. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 December 2018.
- ↑ 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 oshaughnessyi, p. 197).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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., 112 color plates. ISBN:0-88359-042-5. (Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi, p. 252 + Plate 83).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural history). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi, new species, pp. 204-205 + Plate XVI, figure 3).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi, p. 99). (in German).
Wikidata ☰ Q3360114 entry
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