Pachydactylus scherzi

Pachydactylus scherzi is a lizard species in the Gekkonidae family. The species is native to Southern Africa.

Pachydactylus scherzi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Pachydactylus
Species:	P. scherzi
Binomial name
Pachydactylus scherzi Mertens, 1954
Synonyms[2]
Pachydactylus punctatus scherzi Mertens, 1954 Pachydactylus scherzi — Bauer & Branch, 1995

Etymology

The specific name, scherzi, is in honor of German chemical engineer Ernst Rudolph Scherz (1906–1981).^[3]

Geographic range

P. scherzi is found in Angola and Namibia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. scherzi is rocky outcrops in the desert or the savanna.^[4]

Description

Adults of P. scherzi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 2.5–3.5 centimetres (0.98–1.38 in). Dorsally, P. scherzi is brown, with whitish crossbands that are edged with dark brown and often broken in the middle. Ventrally, it is cream-colored.^[4]

Reproduction

P. scherzi is oviparous.^[2]