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Basic information
Chondrodactylus angulifer
Common Giant Ground Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyGeckos
GenusGeckos
- English name
- Common Giant Ground Gecko
- Alternative names
- Giant Ground Gecko, Namib Giant Gecko, Namib Giant Ground Gecko, Sandgecko, 南非地面壁虎
- Synonyms
- Chondrodactylus angulifer namibensis, Chondrodactylus weiri
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 113 mm
- Body mass
- max 26.9 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 38 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 10.8 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 25–26.2 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1–1 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–2 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–4 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 5XZHQ · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12268 · dryad-v5