Pachydactylus geitje, also known commonly as the ocellated gecko, the ocellated thick-toed gecko and the Cradock thick-toed gecko, is a tiny species of thick-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is indigenous to the Western Cape of South Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cradock Thick-toed Gecko being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pachydactylus punctatus
- Homonota darwinii
- Pachydactylus maculatus
- Garthia gaudichaudii
- Diplodactylus lateroides
- Saurodactylus brosseti
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Pachydactylus
- Species
- Pachydactylus geitje
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