Chondrodactylus turneri

Turner's thick-toed gecko (Chondrodactylus turneri ) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa. The specific name, turneri, is in honor of British entomologist James Aspinall Turner. C. turneri is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. C. turneri is large and robust, with a snout-vent length (SVL) of 10 cm (3.9 in). Turner's thick-toed gecko 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.