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Chondrodactylus turneri (Gray, 1864) is a animal in the Gekkonidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Chondrodactylus turneri (Gray, 1864) (Chondrodactylus turneri (Gray, 1864))
Animalia

Chondrodactylus turneri (Gray, 1864)

Chondrodactylus turneri (Gray, 1864)

Chondrodactylus turneri is a large robust oviparous gecko found across multiple countries in southern and eastern Africa.

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Family
Genus
Chondrodactylus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Chondrodactylus turneri (Gray, 1864)

Taxonomic Background

Chondrodactylus turneri, first described by Gray in 1864, is a large, robust gecko species.

Size

It reaches a snout-vent length of 10 centimeters (3.9 inches).

Distribution

This species occurs across southern and eastern Africa, with confirmed populations in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Reproduction

It reproduces via oviparity, meaning it lays eggs.

Photo: (c) Joubert Heymans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Joubert Heymans · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Gekkonidae Chondrodactylus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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