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Species of lizard

Gonatodes nascimentoi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Gonatodes
Species: G. nascimentoi
Binomial name
Gonatodes nascimentoi
Sturaro & Ávila-Pires, 2011

Gonatodes nascimentoi is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, nascimentoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Francisco Paiva do Nascimento.

Geographic range

G. nascimentoi is found in the Brazilian states of Amapá and Pará.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. nascimentoi is forest.

Description

G. nascimentoi is a large species for its genus. Maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 5.6 cm (2.2 in).

Behavior

G. nascimentoi is diurnal.

References

  1. ^ Colli, G.R.; Fenker, J.; Tedeschi, L.; Bataus, Y.S.L.; Uhlig, V.M.; Silveira, A.L.; da Rocha, C.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Werneck, F.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Winck, G.; Kiefer, M.; de Freitas, M.A.; Ribeiro Júnior, M.A.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Tinôco, M.S.T.; Valadão, R.; Cardoso Vieira, R.; Perez Maciel, R.; Gomes Faria, R.; Recoder, R.; D'Ávila, R.; Torquato da Silva, S.; de Barcelos Ribeiro, S.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (2019). "Gonatodes nascimentoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T66083541A66083548. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T66083541A66083548.pt. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gonatodes nascimentoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

  • Ribeiro-Júnior MA (2015). "Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. II. Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae". Zootaxa 3981 (1): 001–055.
  • Sturaro MJ, Ávila-Pires TCS (2011). "Taxonomic revision of the geckos of the Gonatodes concinnatus complex (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae), with description of two new species". Zootaxa 2869: 1–36. (Gonatodes nascimentoi, new species, pp. 21–25). (in English, with an abstract in Portuguese).


Taxon identifiers
Gonatodes nascimentoi


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