Homonota fasciata

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Homonota fasciata
Homonota fasciata con comportamiento nocturno captada en el jardin de una casa.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Homonota
Species:
H. fasciata
Binomial name
Homonota fasciata
Synonyms
  • Gymnodactylus fasciatusA.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1831
  • Gymnodactylus horridus Burmeister, 1861
  • Homonota horrida Burmeister, 1861
  • Wallsaurus horridus Burmeister, 1861

Homonota fasciata, also known as the South American marked gecko, is a nocturnal species of gecko. It lives in Bolivia, and in Argentina. [2] It is found in tropical deciduous forest and desert scrub habitats. It feeds on insects.

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References

  1. Aparicio, J.; Cacciali, P.; Carreira, S.; Giraudo, A.; Gonzales, L.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Moravec, J.; Pelegrin, N.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (2019). "Homonota fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T178368A61323022. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178368A61323022.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Homonota fasciata (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1836)". reptile-database.reptarium.cz.