Gymnodactylus amarali
| Gymnodactylus amarali | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Gymnodactylus |
| Species: | G. amarali
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnodactylus amarali Barbour, 1925
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Gymnodactylus amarali is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[2] Their main consumption comes from termites that are found in their environment.
Etymology
The specific name, amarali, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. amarali is savanna.[1] Most commonly, the amarali habitats the Cerrado, a tropical savanna in Brazil.[4]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b Colli, G.R.; et al. (2019). "Gymnodactylus amarali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese and English). 2019 e.T54586746A54586748. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T54586746A54586748.pt. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Gymnodactylus amarali at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 January 2019.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gymnodactylus amarali, p. 7).
- ^ Colli, Guarino; Mesquita, Daniel; Rodrigues, Paulo; Kitayama, Kiniti (2003). "Gymnodactylus geckoides amarali in a Neotropical Savanna". Journal of Herpetology. doi:10.1670/180-02A.
Further reading
- Barbour T (1925). "New Neotropical Lizards". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 38: 101–102.
- Cassimiro J; Rodrigues MT [in French] (2009). "A new species of lizard genus Gymnodactylus Spix, 1825 (Squamata: Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae) from Serra do Sincorá, northeastern Brazil, and the status of G. carvalhoi Vanzolini, 2005". Zootaxa (in English and Portuguese). 2008: 38–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2008.1.4.
- Vanzolini PE (1953). "Sôbre a diferenciação geográfica de Gymnodactylus geckoides (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (in Portuguese). 11 (14): 225–262. doi:10.11606/0031-1049.1953.11p225-262.
- Vanzolini PE (2005). "On Gymnodactylus amarali Barbour, 1925, with the description of a new species (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 77 (4): 595–611. doi:10.1590/S0001-37652005000400003. PMID 16341438.