Roze's gecko explained

Roze's gecko (Gonatodes rozei), also known commonly as limpiacasa (meaning "house cleaner" in Spanish), is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Etymology

The specific name, rozei, is in honor of Latvian-American herpetologist Janis Roze.

Geographic range

G. rozei is found in northern Venezuela, in the Venezuelan states of Anzoátegui, Guárico, Miranda, and Vargas.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. rozei is forest, at altitudes of 30–.

Description

A large species for its genus, G. rozei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.9cm (02.3inches).

Further reading

• Rivero-Blanco C, Schargel WE (2012). "A strikingly polychromatic new species of Gonatodes (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from northern Venezuela". Zootaxa 3518: 66–78. (Gonatodes rozei, new species).
• Señaris JC, Aristeguieta MM, Rojas H, Rojas-Runjaic FJM (2018). Guía ilustrada de los anfibios y reptiles de la valle de Caracas, Venezuela. Caracas: Ediciones IVIC (Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Scientíficos). 348 pp. . (in Spanish).