Monica's gecko
Monica's gecko (Pachydactylus monicae), also known commonly as Monica's thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.
| Monica's gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Pachydactylus |
| Species: | P. monicae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachydactylus monicae | |
Etymology
The specific name, monicae, is in honor of Monica Frelow Bauer who is the wife of Aaron M. Bauer.[2]
Geographic range
P. monicae is found in Namibia and South Africa.[3]
Description
Relatively large for its genus, P. monicae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.8 cm (1.9 in).[3]
References
- Bates, M.F.; Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Pachydactylus monicae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T196941A139765052. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196941A139765052.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- 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 monicae, p. 182).
- Pachydactylus monicae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 December 2018.
Further reading
- Barts, Mirko (2011). "The Thick-toed geckos of Southern Africa. Part XII. Pachydactylus monicae Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2006". Sauria Terraristik und Herpetologie, Berlin 33 (2): 9–14.
- Bauer, Aaron M.; Lamb, Trip; Branch, William 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, Fourth Series 57 (23): 595–709. (Pachydactylus monicae, new species, pp. 664–667 + Figures 82–87 on pp. 634–637).
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