Chondrodactylus turneri
| Turner’s thick-toed gecko | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Chondrodactylus |
| Species: | C. turneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Chondrodactylus turneri (Gray, 1864) | |
| Synonyms | |
Chondrodactylus turneri is a species of gecko endemic to Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, turneri, is in honor of British entomologist James Aspinall Turner.[2]
Description
C. turneri is large and robust, with a body length (snout-vent length or SVL) of 10 cm (3.9 in).[3]
Behaviour
C. turneri is nocturnal and lives on rocks and buildings.[3]
Diet
C. turneri is an ambush predator and feeds on invertebrates and whatever else it can catch and overpower.[3]
C. turneri at Selati, Limpopo
References
- ↑ "Chondrodactylus turneri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pachydactylus turneri, p. 269).
- 1 2 3 Alexander, Graham; Marais, Johan. 2007. A Guide to the Reptiles of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik. 408 pp. ISBN 978-1770073869. (Chondrodactylus turneri, pp. 311-313)
Further reading
- Branch, Bill. 2004. Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pachydactylus turneri, pp. 254–255 + Plate84).
- Gray JE. 1864. "Notes on some New Lizards from South-Eastern Africa, with the Descriptions of several New Species". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Third Series 14: 380-384. (Homodactylus turneri, new species, pp. 381–382).
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