Eurydactylodes occidentalis
Eurydactylodes occidentalis is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.[2]
| Eurydactylodes occidentalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eurydactylodes |
| Species: | E. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurydactylodes occidentalis | |
Etymology
The specific epithet occidentalis, meaning western, refers to the apparent restriction of the species along the west coast of the Province Sud on the Grande Terre of new caledonia.
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]
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 occidentalis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176204A123258219. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176204/123258219. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
- "Eurydactylodes occidentalis ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
Further reading
- 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).
- Langner C, Schönecker P (2018). "Pacific Lost World – die weniger bekkante, gefährdete Geckofauna Neukaledoniens ". Terraria-Elaphe (69): 14–26. (in German).
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