Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Squamata Scientific name Pachydactylus austeni | Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Suborder Sauria Rank Species | |
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Pachydactylus austeni, commonly known as Austen's thick-toed gecko, is a species of small thick-toed gecko that is indigenous to the western coast of South Africa.
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Etymology
The specific name, austeni, is in honour of English topographer Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen.
Habitat and behaviour
The natural habitat of P. austeni is coastal dunes, where it lives in a tiny burrow that it digs in the sand and forages at night for small insects among the dune vegetation.
Description
P. austeni has a smooth, colourful body with large eyes and conspicuous yellow or white eyelids.
References
Pachydactylus austeni Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA