Chondrodactylus turneri

Chondrodactylus turneri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Chondrodactylus
Species: Chondrodactylus turneri

Name

Chondrodactylus turneri (Gray, 1864)

• Lectotype: BMNH 1946.8.26.7.
• Type locality: “Tete”, Mozambique.

Combinations

• Homodactylus turneri Gray, 1864: 59 [original combination]
• Pachydactylus bibronii turneri — Parker, 1936: 129 [subsequent combination]
• Pachydactylus laevigatus turneri — Benyr, 1995 [subsequent combination]
• Pachydactylus turneri — Branch, 1998: 252 [subsequent combination]
• Chondrodactylus turneri — Bauer & Lamb, 2005 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Republic of South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania (Tete Groá), Swaziland.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1864. Notes on some new lizards from south—eastern Africa, with the descriptions of several new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 58–62. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Chondrodactylus turneri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 June 2023.
• Tolley, K.A. & Alexander, G.J. 2021. IUCN: Chondrodactylus turneri  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T196907A45011959. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T196907A45011959.en. Accessed on 17 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Turner’s Thick-toed Gecko
hts: Qujjukware