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Pachydactylus geitje, commonly known as the ocellated thick-toed gecko, is a tiny species of thick-toed gecko, which is indigenous to the Western Cape of South Africa.
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Description
P. geitje is a very colourful, mottled little gecko. Its smooth (almost silky) body is usually covered in dark-edged white spots.
Habitat
P. geitje typically lives on the ground among debris and under rocks. Further inland it only lives higher in the mountains where rocky outcrops provide it with sufficient places to hide.
Reproduction
P. geitje lays a clutch of two tiny eggs in the summer.
References
Pachydactylus geitje Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA