''Chondrodactylus'' is

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of geckos,

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in the

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Gekkonidae Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 62 genera. The Gekkonidae contain many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (''Hemidactylus''), the tokay gecko (''Ge ...

. The genus is commonly known as thick-toed geckos. Little is known of their biology.

Species and subspecies

The following

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and

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are recognized as being valid. *'' Chondrodactylus angulifer'' – common giant ground gecko **''Chondrodactylus angulifer angulifer'' **''Chondrodactylus angulifer namibensis'' *''

Chondrodactylus bibronii ''Chondrodactylus bibronii'', commonly known as Bibron's thick-toed gecko, Bibron's sand gecko, or simply Bibron's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa. ''C. bibronii'' has been used as ...

'' – Bibron's thick-toed gecko www.reptile-database.org. *'' Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi'' – Fitzsimons's thick-toed gecko *'' Chondrodactylus laevigatus'' – Fischer's thick-toed gecko *'' Chondrodactylus pulitzerae'' – Pulitzer's thick-toed gecko *''

Chondrodactylus turneri Turner's thick-toed gecko (''Chondrodactylus turneri'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa. Description ''C. turneri'' is large and robust, with a snout-vent length (SVL) of . Etymology ...

'' – Turner's thick-toed gecko ''

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'': A

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Chondrodactylus''.

References

External links

* Lizard genera Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters {{Gekkonidae-stub