Chondrodactylus

Chondrodactylus
Common giant ground gecko (Chondrodactylus angulifer)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Subfamily:	Uroplatinae
Genus:	Chondrodactylus W. Peters, 1870
Species
6, see text.

Chondrodactylus is genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is commonly known as thick-toed geckos. Little is known of their biology.

Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.

• Chondrodactylus angulifer W. Peters, 1870 – common giant ground gecko
  • Chondrodactylus angulifer angulifer W. Peters, 1870
  • Chondrodactylus angulifer namibensis Haacke, 1976
• Chondrodactylus bibronii (A. Smith, 1846) – Bibron's thick-toed gecko
• Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi (Loveridge, 1947) – Fitzsimons's thick-toed gecko
• Chondrodactylus laevigatus Fischer, 1888 – Fischer's thick-toed gecko
• Chondrodactylus pulitzerae (Schmidt, 1933) – Pulitzer's thick-toed gecko
• Chondrodactylus turneri (Gray, 1864) – Turner's thick-toed gecko

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chondrodactylus.

References

External links

• Chondrodactylus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database