Pachydactylus namibensis PARRINHA, MARQUES, PICELLI, JORDAAN, BISHOP-SCHOUSTER, HEINICKE, BAUER & CERÍACO, 2025
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Pachydactylus namibensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Namibe Thick-Toed Gecko P: Osga de Dedos Grossos do Namibe |
| Synonym | Pachydactylus namibensis PARRINHA, MARQUES, PICELLI, JORDAAN, BISHOP-SCHOUSTER, HEINICKE, BAUER & CERÍACO 2025: 418 |
| Distribution | Angola (Namibe Province) Type locality: Vipungos, Namibe Province, Angola, –15.0496°, 12.3562°, 243 m. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. CAS 267193 (field number AMB 12998), adult female, D. Parrinha, L. M. P. Ceríaco, A. Picelli, and T. Umbelino, 13 June 2023. Paratypes. CAS 267414 (field number AMB 13141), adult female, Otchifengo, Namibe Province, Angola, –16.68508 , 12.84138, 584 m, L. M. P. Ceríaco, D. Parrinha, A. Picelli, and T. Umbelino, 21 June 2023; MUHNAC/MB03-001801 (field number LMPC 1392), adult female, near Espinheira, Iona National Park, Namibe Province, Angola, –16.75378 , 12.36668, 437 m, L. M. P. Ceríaco, 15 November 2019; MUHNAC/MB03-001802 (field number LMPC 1402), adult female, between Ovipaca and Otchifengo, Namibe Province, Angola, –16.63538, 12.92468, 624 m, L. M. P. Ceríaco, 18 November 2019. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small, rupiculous Pachydactylus with a rounded body form and a maximum SVL of 31.27 mm (MUHNAC/ MB03-001801). Dorsum atuberculate, with smooth, flat, rounded, and subimbricate granules. OrbD smaller than EyeEar. Rostral (and often first supralabial) included in nostril rim. Tail unsegmented, with subimbricate scalation. Interdigital webbing absent; digits free, with 3–4 undivided subdigital lamellae. Dorsum pale brown with dark and irregular pattern, without pale bands or spots. Within the “northwestern” clade of Pachydactylus, Pachydactylus namibensis can be easily distinguished from P. angolensis, P. boehmei, P. gaiasensis, P. maiatoi, P. oerophilus, P. otaviensis, P. parascutatus, P. sansteynae, and P. scutatus by the absence of keeled, enlarged dorsal tubercles (vs. presence). It differs from P. bicolor, P. caraculicus, P. maraisi, P. ovahimba, new species, P. punctatus, and P. scherzi in its dorsal color pattern without pale spots, transverse bands, or blotches (vs. well-defined crossbands in P. caraculicus and P. ovahimba, new species; somewhat irregular bands or blotches in P. bicolor and P. scherzi; and scattered spots in P. maraisi and P. punctatus). It further differs from P. maraisi in body shape (rounder in cross- section vs. flattened), having an unsegmented tail (vs. segmented), and fewer subdigital lamellae (3–4 vs. 5–7); and from P. punctatus by having the rostral included in nostril rim (vs. excluded in P. punctatus) and distalmost subdigital lamellae undivided (vs. distalmost lamellae divided in P. punctatus). (Parrinha et al. 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 4851 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Parrinha et al. 2025: 422 (Fig. 4). |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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