Biology:Brilliant South American gecko
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Brilliant South American gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Gonatodes |
| Species: | G. ceciliae
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| Binomial name | |
| Gonatodes ceciliae Donoso-Barros, 1966
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The brilliant South American gecko (Gonatodes ceciliae), also known commonly as the brilliant clawed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is native to northern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ceciliae, is in honor of Cecilia Donoso-Barros, who is the daughter of Chilean herpetologist Roberto Donoso-Barros.[1]
Geographic range
G. ceciliae is found in Trinidad and Venezuela.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. ceciliae is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft).[3]
Description
Only males of G. ceciliae have brilliant coloration. Females are grayish brown, with darker blotches.[3]
Behavior
Diet
G. ceciliae preys upon small arthropods[3] and small snails.[4]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gonatodes ceciliae, p. 50)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gonatodes ceciliae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namediucn status 18 November 2021 - ↑ "Gonatodes ceciliae (Variegated Gecko)" (PDF). https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/sites/default/files/lifesciences/documents/ogatt/Gonatodes_ceciliae%20-%20Variegated%20Gecko.pdf.
Further reading
- Donoso-Barros R (1966). "Dos nuevos Gonatodes de Venezuela". Publicaciones Ocasionales, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Santiago de Chile 11: 1–32. (Gonatodes ceciliae, new species). (in Spanish).
- Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barros TR, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa 3211: 1–64. (Gonatodes ceciliae, p. 12 + Figure 3F on p. 32). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Gonatodes ceciliae, p. 84). (in German).
Wikidata ☰ Q3110408 entry
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