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Orange River Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus mclachlani
Pachydactylus mclachlani is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.
From the article Pachydactylus mclachlani on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
P. mclachlani is relatively large for its genus. Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in).
In human culture
The specific name, mclachlani, is in honor of Geoffrey Roy McLachlan (1923–2005), who was a South African ornithologist and herpetologist.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 108163.