Eurydactylodes vieillardi | |
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adult male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Diplodactylidae |
Genus: | Eurydactylodes |
Species: | E. vieillardi
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Binomial name | |
Eurydactylodes vieillardi (Bavay, 1869)
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Eurydactylodes vieillardi, sometimes known commonly as Bavay's gecko or Vieillard's chameleon gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.[2]
The specific name, vieillardi, is in honor of French botanist Eugène Vieillard.[3]
The preferred natural habitats of E. vieillardi are forest and shrubland, up to an altitude of 950 m (3,120 ft).[1]
E. vieillardi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in).[2]