Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi

Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Pachydactylus
Species:	P. oshaughnessyi
Binomial name
	Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi; Boulenger, 1885
Synonyms[1]
	Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi ; Boulenger, 1885; Pachydactylus capensis o'shaughnessyi ; — Hewitt, 1927; Pachydactylus capensis levyi ; V. FitzSimons, 1933; Pachydactylus capensis oshaughnessyi ; — Loveridge, 1947; Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi ; — Branch, 1998;

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.[2]

Geographic range

P. oshaughnessyi is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[1]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of P. oshaughnessyi is mesic savanna.[3]

Description

Adults of P. oshaughnessyi usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5–5.5 cm (1.8–2.2 in).[3]

Reproduction

P. oshaughnessyi is oviparous.[1]

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References

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).
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).

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).

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[RDB-1] Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 December 2018.

[2] 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).

[Bill-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., 112 color plates. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi, p. 252 + Plate 83).