Pachydactylus acuminatus

Pachydactylus acuminatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Pachydactylus
Species:	P. acuminatus
Binomial name
	Pachydactylus acuminatus; FitzSimons, 1941
Synonyms
	Pachydactylus weberi acuminatus, FitzSimons 1941

Pachydactylus acuminatus is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae, a family also known as the typical geckos. The species P. acuminatus is endemic to Namibia. It was once believed to be a subspecies of Weber's thick-toed gecko (Pachydactylus weberi) but was lifted to species status in 2006.[1]

Discovery and taxonomy

Pachydactylus acuminatus was originally described by Fitzsimons in 1941 as Pachydactylus weberi acuminatus, from eight specimens housed in the Transvaal Museum, Pretoria—seven immature individuals and one adult.[2] The position of Pachydactylus weberi acuminatus was later reassessed by Bauer, who lifted it to species status in 2006.[1][3]

Distribution

Pachydactylus acuminatus is known only from Namibia, in the Lüderitz, Bethanie, Keetmanshoop, Maltahöhe, and Swakopmund Districts.[1]

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References

Uetz, Peter (8 April 2018). "Pachydactylus acuminatus FITZSIMONS, 1941". The Reptile Database.
"Pachydactylus.com - P. acuminatus". www.pachydactylus.com (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-09.
Bauer, A. M., Lamb, T., and Branch, W. R. 2006. A Revision of the Pachydactylus serval and P. weberi Groups (Reptilia: Gekkota: Gekkonidae) of Southern Africa, with the Description of Eight New Species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 57(23): 595-709. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2017.1398186. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

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[Uetz_2018-1] Uetz, Peter (8 April 2018). "Pachydactylus acuminatus FITZSIMONS, 1941". The Reptile Database.

[2] "Pachydactylus.com - P. acuminatus". www.pachydactylus.com (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-09.

[bauer-3] Bauer, A. M., Lamb, T., and Branch, W. R. 2006. A Revision of the Pachydactylus serval and P. weberi Groups (Reptilia: Gekkota: Gekkonidae) of Southern Africa, with the Description of Eight New Species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 57(23): 595-709. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2017.1398186. Retrieved February 23, 2020.