Brilliant South American gecko

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.

Brilliant South American gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Gonatodes
Species:	G. ceciliae
Binomial name
Gonatodes ceciliae Donoso-Barros, 1966

Etymology

The specific name, ceciliae, is in honor of Cecilia Donoso-Barros, who is the daughter of Chilean herpetologist Roberto Donoso-Barros.[2]

Geographic range

G. ceciliae is found in Trinidad and Venezuela.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. ceciliae is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft).[1]

Behavior

G. ceciliae is diurnal.[3]

Reproduction

G. ceciliae is oviparous.[3]

References

1. Rivas G, Schargel W, Murphy J (2016). "Gonatodes ceciliae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T66083097A66083107. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T66083097A66083107.en. Downloaded on 15 February 2019.
2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gonatodes ceciliae, p. 50).
3. Gonatodes ceciliae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

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.
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Gonatodes ceciliae, p. 84). (in German).