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Pachydactylus is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of arboreal
Arboreal

Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees". Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree.In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or Shrubes....
 insectivorous
Insectivore

An insectivore is a type of carnivore with a diet that consists chiefly of insects and similar small creatures.Although individually small, insects exist in enormous numbers and make up a very large part of the animal biomass in almost all non-marine environments....
 gecko
Gecko

Geckos are small to average sized lizards belonging to the family Gekkonidae which are found in warm climates throughout the world. Geckos are unique among lizards in their vocalizations, making chirping sounds in social interactions with other geckos....
 found primarily in Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
, commonly known as Thick-toed Gecko.

The genus is characterised by dilated toe tips, usually with undivided scansors. Body scales are small, granular and non-overlapping, with scattered, large keeled tubercles. Most if not all are nocturnal. They live in a diverse range of habitats and feed mainly on arthropods.






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Pachydactylus is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of arboreal
Arboreal

Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees". Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree.In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or Shrubes....
 insectivorous
Insectivore

An insectivore is a type of carnivore with a diet that consists chiefly of insects and similar small creatures.Although individually small, insects exist in enormous numbers and make up a very large part of the animal biomass in almost all non-marine environments....
 gecko
Gecko

Geckos are small to average sized lizards belonging to the family Gekkonidae which are found in warm climates throughout the world. Geckos are unique among lizards in their vocalizations, making chirping sounds in social interactions with other geckos....
 found primarily in Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
, commonly known as Thick-toed Gecko.

The genus is characterised by dilated toe tips, usually with undivided scansors. Body scales are small, granular and non-overlapping, with scattered, large keeled tubercles. Most if not all are nocturnal. They live in a diverse range of habitats and feed mainly on arthropods. The range of this genus is centred on Southern Africa
Southern Africa

Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics, consisting of numerous territories....
, some reaching East Africa
East Africa

East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN subregion, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
, the northernmost limit of their distribution.

Species

  • Transvaal Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus affinis
  • Pachydactylus amoenus
  • Austen's Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus austeni
  • Pachydactylus barnardi
  • Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus bibronii
  • Velvety Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus bicolor
  • Cape Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus capensis
  • Angolan Banded Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus caraculicus
  • Banded Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus fasciatus
  • FitzSimon's Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi
  • Smith's Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus formosus
  • Brandberg Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus gaiasensis
  • Ocellated Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus geitje
  • Haacke's Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus haackei
  • Thin-Skinned Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus kladaroderma
  • Pachydactylus kobosensis
  • Koch's Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus kochii
  • Calvinia Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus labialis
  • Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus laevigatus
  • Spotted Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus maculatus
  • Marico Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus mariquensis
  • Pachydactylus monticolus
  • Namaqua Thcik-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus namaquensis
  • Golden Spotted Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus oculatus
  • Kaokoveld Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus oreophilus
  • O'Shaughnessy's Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi
  • Pachydactylus parascutatus
  • Speckled Thcik-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus punctatus
  • Rough Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus rugosus
  • San Steyn's Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus sansteyni
  • Shertz's Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus scherzi
  • Large-scaled Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus scutatus
  • Western Spotted Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus serval
  • Tete Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus tetensis
  • Tiger Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus tigrinus
  • Tsodilo Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus tsodiloensis
  • Pachydactylus tuberculosus
  • Turner's Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus turneri
  • Van Son's Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus vansoni
  • Weber's Thick-toed Gecko, Pachydactylus weberi