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 (1938âÂÂ2012).
Geographic range
P. visseri is found in Namibia and South Africa.
Description
P. visseri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The tail is long, 120% SVL.
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): 53âÂÂ57. (in German).
- , 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): 595âÂÂ709. (Pachydactylus visseri, new species, pp. 676âÂÂ679 + Figures 108âÂÂ111).