Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = Baptista N, Bauer AM, Becker F, Ceríaco LMP, Conradie W (2020). "Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196908A12059549.en. Accessed on 30 March 2023.

| genus = Chondrodactylus

| species = fitzsimonsi

| authority = (Loveridge, 1947)

| synonyms = *Pachydactylus laevigatus tesselatus
{{small|V. FitzSimons, 1938}}

Pachydactylus laevigatus fitzsimonsi
{{small|Loveridge, 1947}}
(nomen novum)
Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi
{{small|— Benyr, 1995}}
Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi
{{small|— Bauer & Lamb, 2005}}

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Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi, also known commonly as the button-scaled gecko, FitzSimons' thick-toed gecko, Fitzsimons's thick-toed gecko, and FitzSimons' tubercled gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southwestern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, fitzsimonsi, is in honor of South African herpetologist Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. ("FitzSimons, V.", p. 91).

Geographic range

C. fitzsimonsi is found in Angola and Namibia.{{cite web|url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Chondrodactylus&species=fitzsimonsi&search_param=%28%28search%3D%27Chondrodactylus+fitzsimonsi%27%29%29|title=Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi |website=The Reptile Database|accessdate=2017-11-11}}

Description

C. fitzsimonsi is a large, heavy-bodied gecko. Adults average {{convert|6.5|to|8.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} snout-to-vent length (SVL). The record size is a male {{convert|9.0|cm|in|abbr=on}} SVL. Dorsally, it is olive-colored, with four or five dark undulating crossbands. Ventrally, it is white.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}}. (Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi, p. 255 + Plate 84).

Habitat

The preferred habitat of C. fitzsimonsi is rocky outcrops in arid savanna or in semidesert, at altitudes of {{cvt|20|–|1,000|m|ft}}.

Reproduction

C. fitzsimonsi is oviparous.