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Velvety thicktoed gecko

Pachydactylus bicolour
The Velvety thick-toed gecko is small with a flattened body and head.

Velvety thicktoed gecko

Introduction: The Velvety thick-toed gecko (Pachydactylus bicolour) is endemic to Namibia. It is a beautiful number, small with a flattened body and head. They are rock livers and nocturnal, favouring areas of scattered rocky outcrops, sheltering in thin cracks.

Distribution: North-western Damaraland and Kaokoland.

Diet: Small insects.

Colouring: A light buff body with scattered brown blotches and band with complimentary yellow-brown blotches. The tail is yellow-brown, with dark spots and a yellow-white belly.

Breeding: Females lay 2 eggs in a rock crack.

Size: SVL 30 to 40mm. Max SVL 40mm.

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