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Namaqua Pygmy Gecko

Goggia rupicola

Classification

Goggia rupicola, also known as the Namaqua dwarf leaf-toed gecko or the Namaqua pygmy gecko, is a southern African leaf-toed gecko first described by Vivian FitzSimons from a specimen collected on the 23 August 1937 where it was found in cracks of rocks of small outcrops in the arid Namakwaland in South Africa and Namibia. Name Rupicolous refers to inhabiting rocks and stones. \\ Description On the dorsal (upper) sideG.

Distribution

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