Estado Aragua gecko
The Estado Aragua gecko (Gonatodes taniae), also known commonly as the ring-necked clawed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.[2]
| Estado Aragua gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Gonatodes |
| Species: | G. taniae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonatodes taniae Roze, 1963 | |
Etymology
The specific name, taniae, is in honor of biologist Tania Cobo who collected the holotype.[3]
Geographic range
G. taniae is found in northwestern Venezuela, in the Venezuelan states of Aragua, Carabobo, and Yaracuy.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. taniae is forest, at altitudes of 800–1,100 m (2,600–3,600 ft).[1]
References
- Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2016). "Gonatodes taniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T66083993A66083998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T66083993A66083998.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Gonatodes taniae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gonatodes taniae, p. 260).
Further reading
- Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barros TR, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa 3211: 1–64.
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Gonatodes taniae, p. 84). (in German).
- Roze J (1963). "Una nueva especie del genero Gonatodes (Sauria: Gekkonidae) de Venezuela". Publicaciones Ocasionales del Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Caracas, Venezuela, Zoología 5: 1–4. (Gonatodes taniae, new species). (in Spanish).
- Schmid M, Feichtinger W, Nanda I, Schakowski R, Visbal Garcia R, Manzanilla Puppo J, Fernández Badillo A (1994). "An extaordinarily low diploid chromosome number in the reptile Gonatodes taniae (Squamata, Gekkonidae)". Journal of Heredity 85 (4): 255–260.
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