Pachydactylus austeni
Pachydactylus austeni, also known as Austen's thick-toed gecko or Austen's gecko, is a species of small thick-toed gecko that is indigenous to the western coast of South Africa.[3]
| Pachydactylus austeni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Pachydactylus |
| Species: | P. austeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachydactylus austeni | |
Etymology
The specific name, austeni, is in honour of English topographer Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen.[4]
Habitat and behaviour
The natural habitat of P. austeni is coastal dunes, where it lives in a tiny burrow that it digs in the sand and forages at night for small insects among the dune vegetation.[3]
Description
P. austeni has a smooth, colourful body with large eyes and conspicuous yellow or white eyelids.[3]
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References
- Bauer, A.M. 2017. Pachydactylus austeni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T196930A110332486. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T196930A110332486.en. Downloaded on 16 July 2018.
- "Pachydactylus austeni ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-11-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pachydactylus austeni, p. 13).
Further reading
- 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 austeni, pp. 250–251 + Plate 82).
- Hewitt J. 1923. "Descriptions of Two New S. African Geckos of the Genus Pachydactylus ". Annals of the Natal Museum 5: 67-71. (Pachydactylus austeni, new species, pp. 67–69 + Plate IV, figures 1 & 2).
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