Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   326
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2520CC
Observer:   Botha W. & Jordaan Z.
Date of record:   2005-00-09
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Uploaded from submission_000301-350.txt: entry no. 26
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   480
Species name:   Chondrodactylus bibronii
Common name:   Bibron's Gecko
Family:   Gekkonidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-326
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 326 - photo: 1
VM-number: 326 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:   Either Bibron's Thick-toed gecko (Pachydactylus bibronii) or Turner's Thick-toed Gecko (Pachydactylus turneri) which are almost identical. Locality is situated more-or-less at the boundary between the two species.
Date:   2005-10-06 08:11:46
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Bryan Maritz
Comment:   I agree with the previous comment. Very difficult to tell between the two species based on these pics
Date:   2005-12-04 11:27:13
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   3
By:   Comments by several members of expert panel
Comment:   Not able to make a positive identification.
Date:   2013-05-16 14:37:07
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   4
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:  
Date:   2013-09-01 12:05:53
Species name:   Reptilia (unidentifiable) -- Unidentified reptile
Species code:   9999
Comment number:   5
By:   Rene Navarro
Comment:  
Date:   2013-10-30 14:08:00
Species name:   Pachydactylus sp.
Species code:   6078
Comment number:   6
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:  
Date:   2021-06-07 20:43:03
Species name:   Chondrodactylus sp.
Species code:   5950
Comment number:   7
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Keeled dorsal scales.
Date:   2022-04-17 11:36:17
Species name:   Chondrodactylus bibronii -- Bibron's Gecko
Species code:   480

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