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Bauer's chameleon gecko

Bauer's chameleon gecko (Eurydactylodes agricolae) is a nocturnal species of lizard in the family Diplodactylinae. The species is endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.

Etymology

The specific name, agricolae, is in honor of American herpetologist . The German noun, Bauer, means "farmer" in English, which becomes agricola (genitive singular, agricolae) when translated into Latin.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of the arboreal E. agricolae are forest and shrubland, at altitudes up to .

Description

E. agricolae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .

Reproduction

E. agricolae is oviparous.

References

Further reading

  • Henkel FW, (2001). "A new carphodactyline gecko of the New Caledonian genus Eurydactylodes (Sauria: Gekkonidae". Salamandra 37 (3): 149–156. (Eurydactylodes agricolae, new species). (in English, with an abstract in German).