| Distribution | N Brazil (Roraima), W Suriname (Nickerie), Guyana, Venezuela (Delta Amacuro, Monagas [HR 32: 275])
Type locality: Brazil, Roraima, Ilha Maracá, Rio Uraricoera.
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| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A diurnal, ground dwelling, small gecko. Maximum SVL in males 26 mm, in females 28.5 mm. Body cylindrical, with short legs and tail. Claws enclosed by an ungual sheath composed of five asymmetrical, imbricate scales. Dorsal scales phylloid, imbricate, smooth. Ventral scales larger, smooth; 26-36 (31.2 ± 2.0) along midventral line, between anterior level of forelimbs and that of hind limbs. Scales around midbody 36-48 (42.8 ± 2.8). Mental without a median cleft, bordered by two to four postmentals; its width distinctly shorter than length of first infralabial (Avila-Pires 1995: 252).
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