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
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

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

Description

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

Reproduction

E. symmetricus is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Whitaker AH, Sadlier RA, Bauer AM (2010). "Eurydactylodes symmetricus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176141A7187867. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176141A7187867.en. Downloaded on 25 November 2017.
  2. "Eurydactylodes symmetricus ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

Further reading
  • 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).


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