Pachydactylus rangei
| Pachydactylus rangei | |
|---|---|
| Namib Web-footed gecko | |
| Biofluorescence in Pachydactylus rangei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Pachydactylus |
| Species: | P. rangei |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachydactylus rangei Andersson, 1908 | |
| Synonyms | |
Pachydactylus rangei, the Namib sand gecko or Namib web-footed gecko, is a species of small lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It inhabits the arid areas of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, and was first described in 1908 by Swedish zoologist Lars Gabriel Andersson, who named it after its finder, German geologist Dr. Paul Range.