Eurydactylodes symmetricus

Eurydactylodes symmetricus
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Diplodactylidae
Genus:	Eurydactylodes
Species:	E. symmetricus
Binomial name
Eurydactylodes symmetricus (Andersson, 1908)
Synonyms [2]
Eurydactylus symmetricus Andersson, 1908 Eurydactylodes symmetricus — Wermuth, 1965

Eurydactylodes symmetricus, sometimes known commonly as the symmetrical gecko or the large-scaled chameleon gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of E. symmetricus are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 20–1,050 m (66–3,445 ft). ^[1]

Description

E. symmetricus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in). ^[2]

Reproduction

E. symmetricus is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Sadlier, R.A., Bauer, A.M., Jourdan , H., Astrongatt, S., Deuss, M., Duval, T., Bourguet, E., McCoy, S., Bouteiller, A. & Lagrange, A. (2021). "Eurydactylodes symmetricus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176141A123249462. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176141/123249462. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
2. "Eurydactylodes symmetricus ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

Further reading

• Andersson LG (1908). "Two new Lizards (Eurydactylus and Lygosoma) from New Caledonia". Arkiv för Zoologi, Utgifvet af K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien i Stockholm4: 1–5. (Eurydactylus symmetricus, new species, pp. 1–4, Figures 1a–1d).
• Langner C, Schönecker P (2018). "Pacific Lost World – die weniger bekannte, gefährdete Geckofauna Neukaledoniens ". Terraria-Elaphe (69): 14–26. (in German).
• Rösler H (1995). Geckos der Welt – Alle Gattungen. Leipzig: Urania. 246 pp. (Eurydactylodes symmetricus, p. 70). (in German).