Visser's gecko (Pachydactylus visseri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, visseri, is in honor of South African herpetologist John Duckitt Visser (1938–2012).

Visser's gecko

Geographic range

P. visseri is found in Namibia and South Africa.

Visser's gecko

Description

P. visseri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The tail is long, 120% SVL.

Visser's gecko

Reproduction

P. visseri is oviparous.

References

Further reading

Barts M, Colacicco F (2015). "Die dickfingergeckos des südlichen Afrikas Teil XVIII: Pachydactylus visseri BAUER, LAMB & BRANCH, 2006 ". Sauria 37 (2): 53–57. (in German). Bauer AM, Lamb T, Branch WR (2006). "A Revision of the Pachydactylus serval and P. weberi Groups (Reptilia: Gekkota: Gekkonidae) of Southern Africa, with the Description of Eight New Species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 57 (23): 595–709. (Pachydactylus visseri, new species, pp. 676–679 + Figures 108–111).

Pachydactylus

Reptiles of Namibia

Reptiles of South Africa

Reptiles described in 2006

Taxa named by William Roy Branch