Eurydactylodes
Eurydactylodes is a small genus of geckos, sometimes called chameleon geckos, which are found on the main island of New Caledonia.[2]
- For the Australian species called chameleon gecko, see Carphodactylus
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| Eurydactylodes vieillardi (adult male) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eurydactylodes Wermuth, 1965[1] |
Behavior
Geckos in the genus Eurydactylodes are arboreal and predominantly shrub-dwellers which do not retire to hiding-places even at daytime.
Habitat
Eurydactylodes geckos inhabit moist rainforests and similar gallery forests lining the rivers.
Reproduction
Eurydactylodes females usually lay two soft-shelled eggs which are buried in moist substrates.
Species
There are four species of Eurydactylodes:[2]
- Eurydactylodes agricolae Henkel & Böhme, 2001 – Bauer's chameleon gecko
- Eurydactylodes occidentalis Bauer et al., 2009
- Eurydactylodes symmetricus (Andersson, 1908) – symmetrical gecko
- Eurydactylodes vieillardi (Bavay, 1869) – Vieillard's chameleon gecko, Bavay's gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Eurydactylodes.
References
- "Eurydactylodes ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- Eurydactylodes at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 December 2013.
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 (14): 1–5. (Eurydactylus symmetricus, new species, pp. 1–4, Figures 1a–1d).
- Bauer AM, Jackman TR, Sadlier RA, Whitaker AH (2009). "Review and phylogeny of the New Caledonian diplodactylid gekkotan genus Eurydactylodes Wermuth, 1965, with the description of a new species". Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 198: 13–36. (Eurydactylodes occidentalis, new species).
- Bavay A (1869). "Catalogue des Reptiles de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et description d'espèces nouvelles ". Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Normandie 15: 1-37. (Platydactylus vieillardi, new species, p. 10). (in French).
- Böhme W, Serig M (1997). "Tail squirting in Eurydactylodes: Independent evolution of caudal defensive glands in a diplodactyline gecko (Reptilia, Gekkoninae)". Zoologischer Anzeiger 235: 225–229.
- Henkel FW, Böhme W (2001). "A new carphodactyline gecko of the New Caledonian genus Eurydactylodes (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". Salamandra 37 (3): 149–156. (Eurydactylodes agricolae, new species).
- Wermuth H (1965). "Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae, Xantusiidae ". Das Tierreich 80: i-xxii + 1–246. (Eurydactylodes, new genus, p. 30). (in German).
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