Vital Statistics
Latin Name : Pachydactylus Maculatus
Length_F : 58 mm
Length_M : 48 mm
Order : Squamata
Family : Gekkonidae
Description : A small, gentle gecko with a fat body and a rounded snout. The back is grey to greyish-brown, with 4 rows of elongated, blackish spots that are not white-edged and occasionally fuse into irregular crossbands. The belly is off-white in colour.
Class : Reptilia
Distribution : Inland escarpment of Cape from Sutherland, and coastal region from Knysna through Eastern Cape, Kwa-Zulu Natal, to Swaziland and extreme South Eastern Mpumalanga; one record from adjacent Mozambique.
Breeding : Females are gravid from September - February and lay 2 - 3 clutches, each consisting of 2 hard-shelled eggs. Incubation takes 100 -120 days.
Diet : Small insects and spiders. |
