The spotted thick-toed gecko (''Pachydactylus maculatus'') is a species of

lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...

in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in South Africa and

Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q5077476 Pachydactylus Reptiles described in 1845 Taxa named by John Edward Gray Reptiles of South Africa