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Pachydactylus maculatus GRAY, 1845

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Spotted Thick-toed Gecko 
SynonymPachydactylus maculatus GRAY 1845: 167
Pachydactylus maculatus — BOULENGER 1885: 206
Pachydactylus maculosa — BROCK 1932 (in error)
Pachydactylus maculatus albomarginatus HEWITT 1932 (fide LOVERIDGE)
Pachydactylus maculatus microlepis HEWITT 1935: 312 (fide LOVERIDGE)
Pachydactylus maculatus — LOVERIDGE 1947: 364
Pachydactylus maculatus — WERMUTH 1965: 120
Pachydactylus maculatus — KLUGE 1993
Pachydactylus maculatus — RÖSLER 2000: 98
Pachydactylus maculatus — BATES et al. 2014: 134 
DistributionRepublic of South Africa (Cape Province, S Zululand, Natal, Transkei, SE Transvaal), Swaziland

Type locality: South Africa  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1838.12.6.3
Syntypes (3): PEM R7625, R7632, R7634 (formerly AMG 6368) [albomarginatus]
Holotype: PEM R7731 (formerly AMG 5353) [microlepis] 
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References
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