NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Pointed Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus punctatus Peters, 1854
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.
Pachydactylus punctatus, Soutpansberg, South Africa
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pachydactylus punctatus, also known as the pointed thick-toed gecko or speckled thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Wikipedia contributors, Pachydactylus punctatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:54:34.445335+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pachydactylus punctatus Peters, 1854
- Name authority
- Peters, 1854
- Common name
- Pointed 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyGekkonidae
- genusPachydactylus
- speciesPachydactylus punctatus Peters, 1854
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pachydactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Banded Thick-toed GeckoPachydactylus fasciatus Boulenger, 1888 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brandberg Thick-toed GeckoPachydactylus gaiasensis Steyn & Mitchell, 1967 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fragile Thick-toed geckoPachydactylus kladaroderma Branch, Bauer & Good, 1996 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pachydactylus kobosensis Fitzsimons, 1938 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spotted Thick-toed GeckoPachydactylus maculatus Gray, 1845 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pachydactylus maraisi Heinicke, Adderly, Bauer & Jackman, 2011 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Montane Thick-toed GeckoPachydactylus montanus Methuen & Hewitt, 1914 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Namaqua Thick-toed GeckoPachydactylus namaquensis (Sclater, 1898) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Golden Spotted GeckoPachydactylus oculatus Hewitt, 1927 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| African Thick-toed GeckoPachydactylus oreophilus Mclachlan & Spence, 1967 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi Boulenger, 1885 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pachydactylus parascutatus Bauer, Lamb & Branch, 2002 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pachydactylus punctatus langi Fitzsimons, 1932 Fitzsimons, 1932 | synonym |
| Pachydactylus brunnthaleri Werner, 1913 Werner, 1913 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pachydactylus&species=punctatus 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:4BRCD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.