Gonatodes nascimentoi

Gonatodes nascimentoi is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[2]

Gonatodes nascimentoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Gonatodes
Species:
G. nascimentoi
Binomial name
Gonatodes nascimentoi
Sturaro & Ávila-Pires, 2011

Etymology

The specific name, nascimentoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Francisco Paiva do Nascimento.[2]

Geographic range

G. nascimentoi is found in the Brazilian states of Amapá and Pará.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. nascimento is forest.[1]

Description

G. nascimento is a large species for its genus. Maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 5.6 cm (2.2 in).[2]

Behavior

G. nascimentoi is diurnal.[2]

References
  1. Colli GR et al. [25 authors] (2019). "Gonatodes nascimentoi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T66083541A66083548. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T66083541A66083548.pt. Downloaded on 31 March 2020.
  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).



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