Chondrodactylus angulifer, also known as the common giant ground gecko, the South African ground gecko, or the Namib sand gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.
Geographic range Chondrodactylus angulifer is found in Namibia, southernmost Botswana, and western South Africa.
Description Chondrodactylus angulifer is a medium sized gecko. Adults average snout-to-vent length (SVL). The record size is a male SVL.Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. . (Chondrotactylus angulifer, pp. 237-238 + Plate79).
Reproduction An adult female C. angulifer may lay a clutch of one or two eggs. The eggs are almost spherical, . Each hatchling is approximately total length (including tail).
Subspecies There are two subspecies which are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Chondrodactylus angulifer subsp. angulifer Chondrodactylus angulifer subsp. namibensis
References
Further reading Haacke WD (1976). "The burrowing geckos of southern Africa, 4 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Annotated taxonomic account (cont.) E. Genus Chondrodactylus Peters". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 30: 53–70. (Chondrodactylus angulifer namibensis, new subspecies). Peters W (1870). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der herpetologischen Fauna von Südafrika ". Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zur Berlin 1870: 110–115. (Chondrodactylus angulifer, new species, p. 111). (in German and Latin).