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Basic information
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Pachydactylus rugosus
Common Rough Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyGecko
GenusTypical Thick-toed Geckos
- English name
- Common Rough Gecko
- Alternative names
- Rough Gecko, Rough Thick-toed Gecko, Rough-scaled gecko, Wrinkled Thick-toed Gecko
- Synonyms
- Pachydactylus rugosus frater
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 66 mm
- Body mass
- max 6 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.5 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 24 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 24–27.2 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.7–1.5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–2 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 6–10 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4BRCL · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 17005 · dryad-v5