Wahlberg's Kalahari gecko

Wahlberg's Kalahari gecko (Pachydactylus wahlbergii), also known commonly as the Kalahari ground gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Wahlberg's Kalahari gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Pachydactylus
Species:	P. wahlbergii
Binomial name
Pachydactylus wahlbergii W. Peters, 1869
Synonyms[1]
Colopus wahlbergii W. Peters, 1869 Colopus kalaharicus V. FitzSimons, 1932 Colopus marshalli V. FitzSimons, 1959 Pachydactylus wahlbergii — Heinicke et al., 2017

Etymology

The specific name, wahlbergii, is in honor of Swedish naturalist Johan August Wahlberg.^[2]

Geographic range

P. wahlbergii is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.^[1]

Description

P. wahlbergii is small, elongate, and pretty. Snout-to-vent length (SVL) of adults is 4.5–5 cm (1.8–2.0 in).^[3]

Reproduction

P. wahlbergii is oviparous.^[1] The adult female lays a clutch of two eggs.^[3]

Subspecies

The genus contains two subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, which are recognized as being valid:^[1]

• Pachydactylus wahlbergii furcifer Haacke, 1976
• Pachydactylus wahlbergii wahlbergii W. Peters, 1869