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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eurydactylodes |
| Species: | E. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eurydactylodes occidentalis | |
Etymology edit
The word occidentalis, meaning "western", refers to the apparent restriction of the species along the west coast of South Province on Grande Terre.
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of E. occidentalis is forest, at an altitude of 20 m (66 ft).[1]
Description edit
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]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c "Eurydactylodes occidentalis ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
Further reading edit
- 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).