Eurydactylodes symmetricus (ANDERSSON, 1908)

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Higher Taxa	Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Symmetrical Gecko
Synonym	Eurydactylus symmetricus ANDERSSON 1908: 1 Eurytactylus symmetricus — UNDERWOOD 1954 Eurydactylodes symmetricus — WERMUTH 1965: 30 Eurydactylodes symmetricus — KLUGE 1993 Eurydactylodes symmetricus — RÖSLER 1995: 70 Eurydactylodes symmetricus — BAUER et al. 2012
Distribution	S New Caledonia Type locality: New Caledonia.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: GNM 651 (originally NHMG 651, Göteborg Natural History Museum)
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: To 60.3 mm SVL (CAS 232007). nape with cruciform patch of raised tubercles; head scales very large, symmetrically arranged, not separated by small granules; body scalation relatively homogeneous, without much-enlarged flattened scales; postlabial and subauricular slits continuous with one another. (Bauer et al. 2009) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 31 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Abundance: Rare.
References	Andersson, L. G. 1908. Two new lizards (Eurydactylus and Lygosoma) from New Caledonia. Arkiv för Zoologi, Utgivet Av Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien, Stockholm, 4:1-5. - get paper here Bauer A. M.; Jackman T.; Sadlier R. A. & Whitaker A. H. 2009. Review and phylogeny of the New Caledonian diplodactylid gekkotan genus Eurydactylodes Wermuth, 1965, with the description of a new species, in Grandcolas P. (ed.), Zoologia neocaledonica 7. biodiversity studies in new caledonia. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 198: 13-36 Bauer, A. M. & SADLIER, R. A. 2000. The herpetofauna of New Caledonia. Contributions to Herpetology, 17; Society for Study Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca, New York. Bauer, A.M. 2013. Geckos - The Animal Answer Guide. Johns Hopkins University Press, 159 pp. Bauer, A.M. & Sadlier,R.A. 1993. Systematics, biogeography and conservation of the lizards of New Caledonia. Biodiv. Lett. 1: 107-122 - get paper here BAUER, AARON M.; TODD R. JACKMAN, ROSS A. SADLIER & ANTHONY H. WHITAKER 2012. Revision of the giant geckos of New Caledonia (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae: Rhacodactylus). Zootaxa 3404: 1–52 - get paper here Frank, S. 2020. Erfahrung in der Terrarienhaltung und Nachzucht des Westlichen Chamäleongeckos (Eurydactylodes occidentalis) mit Anmerkungen zu allen Vertretern der gattung Eurydactylodes. Elaphe 2020 (5): 66-73 FRANK, S. 2020. Haltung und Zucht des Geckos Eurydactylodes symmetricus (Andersson, 1908) Sauria 42 (4): 62-64 - get paper here Henkel,F.W. & Böhme,W. 2001. A new carphodactyline gecko of the New Caledonian genus Eurydactylodes (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Salamandra 37 (3): 149-156 - get paper here Langner, Christian & Patrick Schönecker 2018. Pacific Lost World – die weniger bekannte, gefährdete Geckofauna Neukaledoniens. Terraria-Elaphe 2018 (1): 14-26 [2017] - get paper here Rösler, Herbert 1995. Geckos der Welt - Alle Gattungen. Urania, Leipzig, 256 pp. Sameit, J. 1991. Geckos der Gattung Eurydactylodes - Neulinge im Terrarium DATZ, Stuttgart, 44 (12): 784 - 786 Uetz, P.; Darko, Y.A.; Voss, O. 2023. Towards digital descriptions of all extant reptile species. Megataxa 010 (1): 027–042 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information https://endemia.nc/en/faune/fiche1018 Google images

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