Goggia braacki

Goggia braacki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Goggia
Species:
G. braacki
Binomial name
Goggia braacki
(Good, Bauer & Branch, 1996)
Synonyms[2]
  • Phyllodactylus braacki
    Good, Bauer & Branch, 1996
  • Goggia braacki
    — Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997

Goggia braacki, also known commonly as Braack's dwarf leaf-toed gecko, Braack's pygmy gecko, and the Karoo leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, braacki, is in honor of South African herpetologist Harold H. Braack.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. braacki is rocky areas of montane grassland.[1]

Description

Adults of G. braacki have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 2.7–3.5 cm (1.1–1.4 in).[2]

Reproduction

G. braacki is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Bates, M.F.; Branch, W.R. (2018). "Goggia braacki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T169697A115654981. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T169697A115654981.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Goggia braacki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Goggia braacki, p. 36).

Further reading

  • Bauer AM, Good DA, Branch WR (1997). "The taxonomy of the southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a review of Old World "Phyllodactylus " and the description of five new genera". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 49: 447–497. (Goggia braacki, new combination).
  • Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Goggia braacki, p. 240 + Plate 87).
  • Good DA, Bauer AM, Branch WR (1996). "A new species of Phyllodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Karoo National Park, South Africa". African Journal of Herpetology 45 (2): 49–58. (Phyllodactylus braacki, new species).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Goggia braacki, p. 83). (in German).



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