• Source: 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.




Etymology


The word occidentalis, meaning "western", refers to the apparent restriction of the species along the west coast of South Province on Grande Terre.




Habitat


The preferred natural habitat of E. occidentalis is forest, at an altitude of 20 m (66 ft).




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).




Reproduction


E. occidentalis is oviparous.




References






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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