Turner's thick-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Chondrodactylus |
Species: | C. turneri |
Binomial name | |
Chondrodactylus turneri (Gray, 1864) |
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Synonyms | |
Chondrodactylus turneri is a species of gecko endemic to Africa.
The specific name, turneri, is in honor of British entomologist James Aspinall Turner.
C. turneri is large and robust, with a body length (snout-vent length or SVL) of 10 cm (3.9 in).
C. turneri is nocturnal and lives on rocks and buildings.
C. turneri is an ambush predator and feeds on invertebrates and whatever else it can catch and overpower.