South American gecko explained

The South American gecko (Gonatodes eladioi) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, eladioi, is in honor of Brazilian zoologist Eladio da Cruz Lima (1900–1943).^[1]

Geographic range

Gonatodes eladioi is found in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Pará.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. eladioi is forest.

Description

Gonatodes eladioi may attain a snout-to-vent length of .

Behavior

Gonatodes eladioi is diurnal.

Reproduction

Gonatodes eladioi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Ávila-Pires TCS (1995). "Lizards of Brazilian Amazonia (Reptilia: Squamata)". Zoologische Verhandelingen (299): 1–706. (Gonatodes eladioi, p. 264).
• Gamble T, Simons AM, Colli GR, Vitt LJ (2008). "Tertiary climate change and the diversification of the Amazonian gecko genus Gonatodes (Sphaerodactylidae, Squamata)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46 (1): 269–277.
• Nascimento FP, Ávila-Pires TCS, Cunha OR (1987). "Os repteis da area de Carajas, Pará, Brasil (Squamata)". Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Nova Serie Zoologia 3 (1): 33–65. (Gonatodes eladioi, new species). (in Portuguese).
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Gonatodes eladioi, p. 84). (in German).

Notes and References

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