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Pachydactylus oreophilus complex McLachlan and Spence, 1967 Kaokoland Rock Gecko 
Pachydactylus oreophilus McLachlan and Spence 1967:4, figs. 1-2. Holotype: PEM 1503/67 [now PEM 
R1921] (eolleetors G.R. MeLaehland and J.M. Spenee). Type loeality: “20 miles West of Sesfontein,” 
Kunene Region, Namibia. 
Pachydactylus oreophilus'. Branch (1998:258), Bauer and Lamb (2005:116), Bauer (2010:266), Heinieke et 
al. (2011:12), Herrmann and Braneh (2012:98). 
Pachydactylus ef oreophilus'. Ceriaeo et al. (2016a:26, 55). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is known from northwestern Namibia and southwestern 
Angola. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 141): The 
species occurs in Namibe Province and in the 
arid southwest of Benguela Province. Bengue- 
la: “35 km S Dombe Grande towards Lucira” 
[-13.20979, 12.98017] (Bauer 2010:266). 
Namibe: “Assuncao” [-14.86667, 13.10000] 
(Bauer 2010:266; Ceriaeo et al. 2016a;55); 
“Caraculo” [-15.01667, 12.66667] (Bauer 
2010:266; Ceriaeo et al. 2016b:55); “20 km W 
Virei” [-15.66667,12.76667] (Bauer 2010:266; 
Ceriaeo et al. 2016a:55); “6 km S Rio Coroca 
towards Iona” (Bauer 2010:266; Ceriaeo et al. 
2016a:55); “Saiona River, 25 km NW Cainde” 
[-15.40000, 13.20000] (Bauer 2010:266; 
Ceriaeo et al. 2016a:55); “Mutiambo River on 
road to Lucira” [-15.78333, 12.46667] (Bauer 
2010:266; Ceriaeo et al. 2016a:55); “Tambor” 
[-16.13556, 12.42972] (Bauer 2010:266; 
Ceriaeo et al. 2016a:55); “7 km from Iona 
towards Oncocau, Iona Reserve” [-16.85831, 12.61275] (Bauer 2010:266; Ceriaeo et al. 
2016a:55); “Furnas” (Bauer 2010:266; Ceriaeo et al. 2016a:55); “Omauha Lodge” [-16.19861, 
12.40087] (Ceriaeo et al. 2016a:26). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: Bauer and Lamb (2005) and Heinieke et al. (2011, 
2017) demonstrated that P. oreophilus belongs to the diverse, largely rupicolous “northwestern 
clade” of Pachydactylus. Specimens currently allocated to this taxon, in fact, represent a non- 
monophyletic group of superficially similar forms (Bauer et al., unpublished), with P. oreophilus 
sensu stricto limited to Namibia. There are further species level differences among the Angolan 
populations (Bauer et al., unpublished). 
Map 141. Distribution of Pachydactylus oreophilus in 
Angola. 
Pachydactylus punctatus complex Peters, 1854 Speckled Thick-Toed Gecko 
Pachydactylus punctatus Peters 1854:615. Leetotype: ZMB 4799, designated by Loveridge (1947:354) by 
implication (see Bauer and Gunther 1991:294). Type locality: “Sena und Tette” [= Sena and Tete], Mozam¬ 
bique, restricted to “Tete” by implication fide Bauer et al. (1995:55). 
Pachydactylus ocellatus: Bocage (1867b:220, 1895a: 16), Boulenger (1885:205, 1905:110), Frade (1963:253). 
Pachydactylus serval: Monard (1931:90, 1937b:54). 
Pachydactylus punctatus brunnthaleri'. Schmidt (1933:5). 
Pachydactylus punctatus punctatus'. Loveridge (1947:352), Laurent (1954a:63, 1964a:36), Hellmich 
(1957a:37). 
