Augrabies Gecko

Pachydactylus atorquatus, also known commonly as the Augrabies gecko and Good´s gecko, is a species of thick-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Taxonomy: P. atorquatus belongs to the P. weberi species group.

Geographic range: P. atorquatus is found in Namibia and South Africa.

Habitat: The preferred natural habitat of P. atorquatus is rocky areas in shrubland, at altitudes of .

 Large for its genus, P. atorquatus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . It is the only species in the weberi group which does not have a pale collar as a hatchling or juvenile, a key character to which the specific name atorquatus refers.

Reproduction: P. atorquatus is oviparous.

Etymology: The synonym P. goodi was named in honor of herpetologist David Andrew Good.