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Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Species: Pachydactylus geitje  
Cat No: NRM 318. N=1
Determiner: Sparrman, A 1778 Length: 64 mm TL Preparation: Liquid
Continent/Ocean: Africa Country: SOUTH AFRICA State/Province: Western Cape
District: Municipality:
River Drainage: Lake Basin: Ocean:
Locality: South Africa, Western Cape or Eastern Cape W of Groot-visrivier
Field Number: KVA-SPA-SAF Leg: Sparrman, A Date: Apr 1772 - Apr 1776
HOLOTYPE Lacerta geitje A Sparrman
Object remarks: Oldest preserved labels from L.G. Andersson - LGA however refers to an old label, glued on the jar (a previous one?), whith a handwriting differing from Quensel's. Cf. LGA's label for more info. Metal tag removed 1993. Label by Andersson: "med största sannolikhet Sparrmans typex. öfverensstämmande fullkomligt med Sparrmans beskrifning och figur. Acta Göteb. 1778 och den smala etikett som är fastklistrad vid burken med inskrift "Lacerta Geitje Nov. Spec." förskrifna sig antagl från Sparrman (Det är ej Quensels stil) som jag uppger i Cat. of Linnaeus Reptilia sid 28) L-G Andersson." Cf. Sparrman, 1783: 746-748. /EIÅ, 2016
Locality remarks: Sparrman gives only information on were he failed to collect the new species.

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