Pachydactylus sansteynae

Pachydactylus sansteynae, also known commonly as the coastal thick-toed gecko or San Steyn's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.[1]

Pachydactylus sansteynae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Pachydactylus
Species:	P. sansteynae
Binomial name
Pachydactylus sansteynae Steyn & J. Mitchell, 1967
Synonyms
Pachydactylus serval sansteyni Steyn & J. Mitchell, 1967 Pachydactylus sansteyni — Kluge, 1993 Pachydactylus sansteynae — Michels & Bauer, 2004

Etymology

The specific name, sansteynae, is in honor of San Steyn who is the wife of the senior taxon authority.[2]

Reproduction

P. sansteynae is oviparous.[1]

References

1. Pachydactylus sansteynae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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 sansteynae, p. 254).

Further reading

• Michels JP, Bauer AM (2004). "Some Corrections to the Scientific Names of Amphibians and Reptiles". Bonner zoologische Beiträge 52 (1/2): 83–94. (Pachydactylus sansteynae, corrected name, p. 87).
• Steyn W, Mitchell JL (1967). "Two new geckos (Pachydactylus serval sansteyni ssp. nov., Pachydactylus oreophilus gaiasensis ssp. nov.) from South West Africa". Cimbebasia (21): 9–21.