Eurydactylodes occidentalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Eurydactylodes
Species:
E. occidentalis
Binomial name
Eurydactylodes occidentalis
Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & A. Whitaker, 2009

Eurydactylodes occidentalis 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 (66 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

E. occidentalis is oviparous.[2]

References

  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 occidentalis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176204A123258219. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176204/123258219. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Eurydactylodes occidentalis ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

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