Английская Википедия:Chondrodactylus angulifer
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Chondrodactylus angulifer, also known as the common giant ground gecko, the South African ground gecko, or the Namib sand gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.
Geographic range
Chondrodactylus angulifer is found in Namibia, southernmost Botswana, and western South Africa.[1]
Description
Chondrodactylus angulifer is a large gecko. Adults average Шаблон:Convert snout-to-vent length (SVL). The record size is a male Шаблон:Convert SVL.[2]
Reproduction
An adult female C. angulifer may lay a clutch of one or two eggs. The eggs are almost spherical, Шаблон:Convert. Each hatchling is approximately Шаблон:Convert total length (including tail).[2]
Subspecies
There are two subspecies which are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[1]
- Chondrodactylus angulifer subsp. angulifer Шаблон:Small
- Chondrodactylus angulifer subsp. namibensis Шаблон:Small
References
Further reading
- Haacke WD (1976). "The burrowing geckos of southern Africa, 4 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Annotated taxonomic account (cont.) E. Genus Chondrodactylus Peters". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 30: 53–70. (Chondrodactylus angulifer namibensis, new subspecies).
- Peters W (1870). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der herpetologischen Fauna von Südafrika ". Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zur Berlin 1870: 110–115. (Chondrodactylus angulifer, new species, p. 111). (in German and Latin).
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Chondrotactylus angulifer, pp. 237-238 + Plate79).
