Gonatodes nascimentoi
Gonatodes nascimentoi is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[2]
| Gonatodes nascimentoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Gonatodes |
| Species: | G. nascimentoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonatodes nascimentoi Sturaro & Ávila-Pires, 2011 | |
Etymology
The specific name, nascimentoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Francisco Paiva do Nascimento.[2]
Description
G. nascimento is a large species for its genus. Maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 5.6 cm (2.2 in).[2]
References
- Colli GR et al. [25 authors] (2019). "Gonatodes nascimentoi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T66083541A66083548. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T66083541A66083548.pt. Downloaded on 31 March 2020.
- Gonatodes nascimentoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
- Ribeiro-Júnior MA (2015). "Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. II. Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae". Zootaxa 3981 (1): 001–055.
- Sturaro MJ, Ávila-Pires TCS (2011). "Taxonomic revision of the geckos of the Gonatodes concinnatus complex (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae), with description of two new species". Zootaxa 2869: 1–36. (Gonatodes nascimentoi, new species, pp. 21–25). (in English, with an abstract in Portuguese).
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