Pachydactylus affinis 1896
Adult female of Pachydactylus affinis. Pretoria/South Africa. © M. Barts
Adult female of Pachydactylus affinis. Pretoria/South Africa. © M. Barts
Clutch of Pachydactylus affinis. Pretoria/South Africa. © M. Barts
Captive born Pachydactylus affinis. Pretoria/South Africa. © M. Barts
Pachydactylus affinis from near Thabazimbi, Limpopo Province. © J. Marais.
Habitat of Pachydactylus affinis. Pretoria/South Africa. © M. Barts
Originalbeschreibung / Original description:
Snout a little longer than the diameter of the orbit. Ear-opening oval, oblique. Digits short, distinctly broader at the end than at the base, the dilated part with four or five lamellae inferiorly. Head covered with minute granules, which are larger on the snout; back of head and temples with scattered slightly enlarged granules; naso-rostrals separated by one granule; rostral broader than deep ; eight upper labials; six lower labials, the anterior larger than the symphysial, which is longer than broad. Body covered with very small granules intermixed with rather small, strongly keeled, oval tubercles, disposed irregularly; ventral scales small, increasing in size from throat to groin. Greyish above, irregularly spotted all over with dark brown; a dark brown streak on each side of the head, passing through the eye; lower parts white.
| millim. | |
| Total length | 68 |
| Head | 12 |
| Width of head | 9 |
| Body | 32 |
| Fore limb | 13 |
| Hind limb | 16 |
| Tail (reproduced) | 24 |
A single male specimen from the Rustenburg District, Transvaal, collected by Mr. W. Ayres. This speciesis nearly related to P. capensis, Smith, and P. formosus Smith, but easily distinguished by the much smaller dorsal tubercles and the absence of large tubercles on the occiput and temples.