Pachydactylus angolensis

Pachydactylus angolensis

Taxonavigation edit

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: Pachydactylus
Species: Pachydactylus angolensis

Name edit

Holotype: AMNH 47874, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Hanha, Benguela Province, Angola” restricted to “Hanha do Norte (12°14'42”S, 13°42'27”E), approximately 20 km northeast of Lobito, Benguela Province, Angola” by Branch et al. (2017: 164).

Combinations edit

  • Pachydactylus scutatus angolensis Loveridge, 1944: 3 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Pachydactylus angolensisBauer, Lamb & Branch, 2002: 26 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

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Links edit

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Vernacular names edit

English: Angola Large-scaled Gecko, Angolan Thick-toed gecko