Eurydactylodes occidentalis
| Eurydactylodes occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eurydactylodes |
| Species: | E. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurydactylodes occidentalis | |
Eurydactylodes occidentalis, the western chameleon gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.[2]
Etymology
The word occidentalis, meaning "western", refers to the apparent restriction of the species along the west coast of South Province on Grande Terre.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. occidentalis is forest, at an altitude of 20 m (70 ft).[1]
Description
E. occidentalis is the smallest species in its genus. Its maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is only 5.3 cm (2.1 in).[2]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Eurydactylodes occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T176204A123258219. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176204A123258219.en. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- 1 2 3 Eurydactylodes occidentalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2017-11-11.
Further reading
- Bauer AM; Jackman TR; Sadlier RA; Whitaker AH (2009). "Review and phylogeny of the New Caledonian diplodactylid gekkotan genus Eurydactylodes Wermuth, 1965, with the description of a new species". Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 198: 13–36. (Eurydactylodes occidentalis, new species)
- Langner C; Schönecker P (2018). "Pacific Lost World – die weniger bekannte, gefährdete Geckofauna Neukaledoniens". Terraria-Elaphe (in German). 69: 14–26.