Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
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
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Chondrodactylus
Species: C. fitzsimonsi
Name

Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi Loveridge, 1947

Type locality: Kamanyab, SW Africa.
Synonyms

Pachydactylus laevigatus fitzsimonsi Loveridge, 1947
Pachydactylus laevigatus tesselatus Fitzsimons, 1938: 172
Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi Benyr, 1995: 50

References

Loveridge, 1947. Revision of the African lizards of the family Gekkondiae. Bulletin of the Mus. Comp. Zool, Harvard 98: 1–469.
Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi at the New Reptile Database

Distribution

SW Africa, Angola,Namibia (Kunene Region, Khorixas District).

Vernacular names
English: Button-scaled Gecko, Fitzsimons’ Thick-toed gecko

Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi, also known as Fitzsimons's thick-toed gecko or the button-scaled gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southwestern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, fitzsimonsi, is in honor of South African herpetologist Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons.[2]
Geographic range

C. fitzsimonsi is found in Angola and Namibia.[1]
Description

C. fitzsimonsi is a large, heavy-bodied gecko. Adults average 6.5 to 8.5 cm (2.6 to 3.3 in) snout-to-vent length (SVL). The record size is a male 9.0 cm (3.5 in) SVL. Dorsally, it is olive-colored, with four or five dark undulating crossbands. Ventrally, it is white.[3]
Habitat

The preferred habitat of C. fitzsimonsi is rocky outcrops in arid savanna or in semidesert.[3]
References

"Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("FitzSimons, V.", p. 91).

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 fitzsimonsi, p. 255 + Plate 84).

Further reading

Bauer AM, Lamb T (2005). "Phylogenetic relationships of southern African geckos in the Pachydactylus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". African J. Herpetol. 54 (2): 105–129. (Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi, new combination).
Loveridge A (1947). "Revision of the African Lizards of the Family Gekkonidae". Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 98 (1): 1-46. (Pachydactylus laevigatus fitzsimonsi, new name, pp. 400–401).