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Gymnodactylus darwinii

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

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| image = Gymno darwinii face.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = Colli GR et al. (25 authors) (2019). "Gymnodactylus darwinii " The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T54586776A54586780.pt. Accessed on 09 June 2022. (in English and Portuguese).

| genus = Gymnodactylus

| species = darwinii

| authority = (Gray, 1845)

| synonyms = *Cubinia darwinii
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  • Gymnodactylus girardi
    {{small|Steindachner, 1869}}
  • Gonatodes helgae
    {{small|Amaral, 1950}}
  • Gymnodactylus geckoides darwinii
    {{small|— Vanzolini, 1953}}
  • Gymnodactylus darwinii
    {{small|— Vanzolini, 1982}}

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Gymnodactylus darwinii is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.{{NRDB species|genus=Gymnodactylus|species=darwinii|accessdate=27 January 2019}}

Etymology

The specific name, darwinii, is in honor of English naturalist Charles Darwin.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 darwini [sic]", p. 65).

Geographic range

G. darwinii is found in eastern Brazil.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of G. darwinii are forest and shrubland.

Description

Adults of G. darwinii have a snout-to-vent length of about {{convert|3.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}.

Diet

G. darwinii preys upon isopods, orthopterans, and other small arthropods.

Reproduction

G. darwinii is oviparous. Communal nesting has been observed.

References

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Further reading

  • Freire EMX (1998). "Diferençião geografica em Gymnodactylus darwinii (Gray, 1845) (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 40 (20): 311–322. (in Portuguese).
  • Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Cubinia darwinii, new species, p. 274).

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Category:Gymnodactylus

Category:Geckos of Brazil

Category:Endemic reptiles of Brazil

Category:Reptiles described in 1845

Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray

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