Pachydactylus geitje
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The Ocellated Thick-toed Gecko (Pachydactylus geitje) is a tiny thick-toed gecko
that is indigenous to the Western Cape
of South Africa
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A very colourful, mottled little gecko
, its smooth (almost silky) body is usually covered in dark-edged white spots. It typically lives on the ground among debris and under rocks. Further inland it only lives higher in the mountains where rocky outcrops provide it with sufficient places to hide. It lays a clutch of two tiny eggs in the summer.
Pachydactylus
Pachydactylus is a genus of arboreal insectivorous geckos, found primarily in Africa, and commonly known as Thick-toed Geckos.The genus is characterised by dilated toe tips, usually with undivided scansors. Body scales are small, granular and non-overlapping, with scattered, large keeled tubercles....
that is indigenous to the Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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A very colourful, mottled little gecko
Gecko
Geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm....
, its smooth (almost silky) body is usually covered in dark-edged white spots. It typically lives on the ground among debris and under rocks. Further inland it only lives higher in the mountains where rocky outcrops provide it with sufficient places to hide. It lays a clutch of two tiny eggs in the summer.