Pachydactylus vansoni

Pachydactylus vansoni, commonly known as Van Son's gecko or Van Son's thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.

Van Son's thick-toed gecko
In the Soutpansberg, South Africa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Pachydactylus
Species:	P. vansoni
Binomial name
Pachydactylus vansoni V. FitzSimons,1933
range
Synonyms
Pachydactylus capensis vansoni V. Fitzsimons 1933[1][2] Pachtdactylus vansoni — Bauer & Good, 1996[2]

Etymology

The specific name, vansoni, is in honor of Russian-born Dutch entomologist Georges Van Son (1898-1967), who worked at the Transvaal Museum (1925-1967).^[3]

Geographic range

P. vansoni is distributed in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe. The geographic range of this species is estimated to be larger than 100,000 km² (38,610 sq mi).^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. vansoni are grassland and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 2,300 m (7,500 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

P. vansoni is oviparous.^[2]