South American gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Gonatodes |
Species: | G. eladioi
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Binomial name | |
Gonatodes eladioi |
The South American gecko (Gonatodes eladioi) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil. [2]
The specific name, eladioi, is in honor of Brazilian zoologist Eladio da Cruz Lima (1900–1943). [3]
Gonatodes eladioi is found in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso [1] and Pará. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of G. eladioi is forest. [1]
Gonatodes eladioi may attain a snout-to-vent length of 3.4 cm (1.3 in). [1] [2]
Gonatodes eladioi is diurnal. [2]
Gonatodes eladioi is oviparous. [2]