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Calvinia Thick-toed Gecko

Pachydactylus labialis Fitzsimons, 1938

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

geographic distribution of Pachydactylus labialis (Native: South Africa (Northern Cape Province))

geographic distribution of Pachydactylus labialis (Native: South Africa (Northern Cape Province))

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Open encyclopedia reference

Pachydactylus labialis, commonly known as the Calvinia thick-toed gecko, Western Cape gecko, or Western Cape thick-toed gecko, is a gecko species endemic to the Western and Northern Cape in South Africa, often found taking shelter under stones.

Wikipedia contributors, Pachydactylus labialis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:20:03.551658+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Pachydactylus labialis Fitzsimons, 1938
Name authority
Fitzsimons, 1938
Common name
Calvinia Thick-toed Gecko
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Gekkonidae
Genus
Pachydactylus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderGekkota
  11. familyGekkonidae
  12. genusPachydactylus
  13. speciesPachydactylus labialis Fitzsimons, 1938

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Pachydactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Banded Thick-toed GeckoPachydactylus fasciatus Boulenger, 1888GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brandberg Thick-toed GeckoPachydactylus gaiasensis Steyn & Mitchell, 1967GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Fragile Thick-toed geckoPachydactylus kladaroderma Branch, Bauer & Good, 1996GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pachydactylus kobosensis Fitzsimons, 1938GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Spotted Thick-toed GeckoPachydactylus maculatus Gray, 1845GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pachydactylus maraisi Heinicke, Adderly, Bauer & Jackman, 2011GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Montane Thick-toed GeckoPachydactylus montanus Methuen & Hewitt, 1914GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Namaqua Thick-toed GeckoPachydactylus namaquensis (Sclater, 1898)GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Golden Spotted GeckoPachydactylus oculatus Hewitt, 1927GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
African Thick-toed GeckoPachydactylus oreophilus Mclachlan & Spence, 1967GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi Boulenger, 1885GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pachydactylus parascutatus Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2002GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Republic of South Africa (Cape Province)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pachydactylus&species=labialis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4BRBH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.