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Geckos (Gekkonidae; geitjies)

Weber's Thick-toed Gecko / Weber se Geitjie

Pachydactylus weberi

Size A small gecko with adult snout-vent length ranging from 40-50 mm.

Description Indicative of its rockdwelling lifestyle, the head and body is flattened. The rostral does not enter the nostril. The back is covered with 22 irregular rows of small tubercles separated by granular scales. The adhesive pads of the middle toes have 5-7 transverse lamellae. The tail is slightly longer than the body and is segmented, each segment having a transverse row of 6-8 enlarged keeled tubercles. The head and body above is whitish brown with dark brown transverse blotches, forming regular crossbands on the tail. The body and tail are speckled with golden tubercles. A dark streak passes through the eye. The belly is a dirty white.

Biology This very agile gecko is rockdwelling and shelter in rock cracks. It is nocturnal and feeds on small insects and spiders. Females lay two hard-shelled eggs in early summer and communal nesting sites in rock crevices may contain up to 60 eggs.

Distribution Occurs from central Namibia southwards through Namaqualand to the Western Cape.

Distribution in the GCBC Northern and eastern part of the corridor.

Conservation status Not listed.

Threats None.

Current studies None.