Eurydactylodes symmetricus explained

Eurydactylodes symmetricus, sometimes known commonly as the symmetrical gecko or the large-scaled chameleon gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of E. symmetricus are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 20–.

Description

E. symmetricus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6cm (02inches).^[1]

Reproduction

E. symmetricus is oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Andersson LG (1908). "Two new Lizards (Eurydactylus and Lygosoma) from New Caledonia". Arkiv för Zoologi, Utgifvet af K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien i Stockholm 4: 1–5. (Eurydactylus symmetricus, new species, pp. 1–4, Figures 1a–1d).
• Langner C, Schönecker P (2018). "Pacific Lost World – die weniger bekannte, gefährdete Geckofauna Neukaledoniens ". Terraria-Elaphe (69): 14–26. (in German).
• Rösler H (1995). Geckos der Welt – Alle Gattungen. Leipzig: Urania. 246 pp. (Eurydactylodes symmetricus, p. 70). (in German).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eurydactylodes symmetricus . The Reptile Database. 2017-11-11.