Eurydactylodes symmetricus

Eurydactylodes symmetricus, sometimes known commonly as the symmetrical gecko or the large-scaled chameleon gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.[2]

Eurydactylodes symmetricus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Eurydactylodes
Species:
E. symmetricus
Binomial name
Eurydactylodes symmetricus
(Andersson, 1908)
Synonyms[2]
  • Eurydactylus symmetricus
    Andersson, 1908
  • Eurydactylodes symmetricus
    Wermuth, 1965

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of E. symmetricus are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 20–1,050 m (66–3,445 ft).[1]

Description

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E. symmetricus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in).[2]

Reproduction

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E. symmetricus is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sadlier, R.A., Bauer, A.M., Jourdan , H., Astrongatt, S., Deuss, M., Duval, T., Bourguet, E., McCoy, S., Bouteiller, A. & Lagrange, A. (2021). "Eurydactylodes symmetricus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176141A123249462. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176141/123249462. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Eurydactylodes symmetricus ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

Further reading

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  • Andersson LG (1908). "Two new Lizards (Eurydactylus and Lygosoma) from New Caledonia". Arkiv för Zoologi, Utgifvet af K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien i Stockholm 4: 1–5. (Eurydactylus symmetricus, new species, pp. 1–4, Figures 1a–1d).
  • Langner C, Schönecker P (2018). "Pacific Lost World – die weniger bekannte, gefährdete Geckofauna Neukaledoniens ". Terraria-Elaphe (69): 14–26. (in German).
  • Rösler H (1995). Geckos der Welt – Alle Gattungen. Leipzig: Urania. 246 pp. (Eurydactylodes symmetricus, p. 70). (in German).