Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   3963
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2817DA
Observer:   Hodgson A. & McBurnie H.
Date of record:   2005-00-29
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Uploaded from submission_3901-4000.txt: entry no. 64
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-3963
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3963 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andrew Turner
Comment:   Very interesting animal!
Date:   2008-06-30 15:37:39
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Note enlarged dorsal tubercles and enlarged, spine-like scales along the side of the tail.
Date:   2015-02-22 12:22:18
Species name:   Pachydactylus namaquensis -- Namaqua Gecko
Species code:   630
Comment number:   3
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:  
Date:   2015-03-24 10:23:33
Species name:   Pachydactylus namaquensis -- Namaqua Gecko
Species code:   630
Comment number:   4
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:   Large tubercles extending onto the head are distinct for Chondrodactylus. Note the lack of upturned nostrils scales seen in P.namaquensis. The evenly spaces tubercles suggest C.laevigatus.
Date:   2022-05-11 08:21:49
Species name:   Chondrodactylus laevigatus -- Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko
Species code:   9346
Comment number:   5
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2022-05-20 18:03:47
Species name:   Chondrodactylus bibronii -- Bibron's Gecko
Species code:   480

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