Bibron's thick-toed gecko

Bibron's thick-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Chondrodactylus
Species:
C. bibronii
Binomial name
Chondrodactylus bibronii
(A. Smith, 1846)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tarentola bibronii
    A. Smith, 1846
  • Pachydactylus bibronii
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Chondrodactylus bibronii
    — Bauer & Lamb, 2005

Chondrodactylus bibronii, commonly known as Bibron's thick-toed gecko, Bibron's sand gecko,[3] or simply Bibron's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa. C. bibronii has been used as an animal model in bioastronautic research examining the effects of spaceflight on the morphology and physiology of vertebrates.[4]

  1. ^ Tolley, K. A.; Alexander, G. J. (2021). "Chondrodactylus bibronii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T196906A139763251. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T196906A139763251.en. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ Species Chondrodactylus bibronii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PowConCol was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Gulimova VI et al. (2006)."Effect of 16-Day Spaceflight on the Morphology of Thick-Toed Geckos (Pachydactylus bibronii Smith, 1846)". Journal of Gravitational Physiology 13 (1): 197-200. Retrieved February 25, 2020.