Pachydactylus scherzi
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| Pachydactylus scherzi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Pachydactylus |
| Species: | P. scherzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachydactylus scherzi Mertens, 1954 | |
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Pachydactylus scherzi is a lizard species in the Gekkonidae family. The species is native to Southern Africa.
The specific name, scherzi, is in honor of German chemical engineer Ernst Rudolph Scherz (1906–1981).[3]