About Pachydactylus kladaroderma Branch, Bauer & Good, 1996
Diagnostic Trait Distinction
Pachydactylus kladaroderma can be distinguished from other species in the genus Pachydactylus by several key traits.
Mental Border Granules and Ear Opening
It has only 3 to 6 granules bordering its mentals, a slit-shaped ear opening, and a 79% rate of the superlabial extending into the nostrils.
Infralabials and Coloration
It has 5 to 13 infralabials adjacent to the mental, and has an overall dull brown coloration.
Geographic Distribution
This species is known exclusively from South Africa, where it occurs in the Cape Fold Mountains surrounding the Little Karoo, and on the southern escarpment.
