Bauer's chameleon gecko
Bauer's chameleon gecko (Eurydactylodes agricolae) is a nocturnal species of lizard in the family Diplodactylinae. The species is endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.[1][2]
| Bauer's chameleon gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eurydactylodes |
| Species: | E. agricolae |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurydactylodes agricolae Henkel & Böhme, 2001 | |
Etymology
The specific name, agricolae, is in honor of American herpetologist Aaron Matthew Bauer. The German noun, Bauer, means "farmer" in English, which becomes agricola (genitive singular, agricolae) when translated into Latin.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of the arboreal E. agricolae are forest and shrubland, at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1]
Description
E. agricolae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in).[2]
References
- Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Eurydactylodes agricolae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176165A123252637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176165A123252637.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- "Eurydactylodes agricolae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Eurydactylodes agricolae, p. 19).
Further reading
- 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). (in English, with an abstract in German).
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