Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Gekkonidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Genus Pachydactylus | |
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Pachydactylus vansoni, commonly known as Van Son's thick-toed gecko, is a species of gecko, which is endemic to Southern Africa.
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Etymology
The specific name, vansoni, is in honor of Russian-born Dutch entomologist Georges Van Son (1898-1967), who worked at the Transvaal Museum (1925-1967).
Geographic range
P. vansoni is distributed in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Mozambique, Lesotho, and Swaziland. The geographic range of this species is estimated to be larger than 100,000 km² (38,610 sq mi).
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Pachydactylus vansoni Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA