South American gecko

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 (1900–1943).

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.

References

Further reading

• (1995). "Lizards of Brazilian Amazonia (Reptilia: Squamata)". Zoologische Verhandelingen (299): 1–706. (Gonatodes eladioi, p. 264).
• , , , (2008). "Tertiary climate change and the diversification of the Amazonian gecko genus Gonatodes (Sphaerodactylidae, Squamata)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46 (1): 269–277.
• , 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).
• (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Gonatodes eladioi, p. 84). (in German).