Gonatodes eladioi NASCIMENTO, AVILA-PIRES & CUNHA, 1987

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Higher Taxa	Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: South American Gecko Portuguese: Briba, Lagartixa
Synonym	Gonatodes eladioi NASCIMENTO et al. 1987 Gonatodes eladioi — AVILA-PIRES 1995: 264 Gonatodes eladioi — RÖSLER 2000: 84
Distribution	Brazil (Para) Type locality: Serra de Carajas in Pará State, Brazil
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MPEG 14385
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Gonatodes with proximal subdigital lamellae as wide as digit, i n total 14-16 under fourth toe. Two lateral rows of scales (on each side) on distal part of digits. Tail ventrally with a repetitive sequence of one single midventral scale in contact at each side (latero-distally) with one scale, followed by a slightly larger, single midventral in contact at each side with two scales. Scales around midbody 84-97. Ventrals 43-48. Male with pale vertebral stripe from snout to base of tail; dorsal pattern in life in different tones of brown and grey, vertebral stripe smoke-grey (Avila-Pires 1995: 265). Additional details (6657 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Sympatry: Gonatodes eladioi is sympatric with G. humeralis. Distribution: Reports from Galapagos, Cocos Island, Caribbean Islands, are in error (M. Hoogmoed, pers. comm.) Behavior: mainly diurnal
Etymology	Named after Dr. Eladio Da Cruz Lima (1900-1943) a Justice at the Supreme Court, State of Pará, Brazil. He was also a zoologist associated with Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Belém, Brazil.
References	Avila-Pires, T.C.S. 1995. Lizards of Brazilian Amazonia (Reptilia: Squamata). Zoologische Verhandelingen 299: 1-706 - get paper here Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Bernardo, PH.; R.A. Guerra-Fuentes; W.Matiazzi; H. Zaher 2012. Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles of Reserva Biológica do Tapirapé, Pará, Brazil. Check List 8(5):839-846 - get paper here Gamble, Tony; Andrew M. Simons, Guarino R. Colli and Laurie J. Vitt 2008. Tertiary climate change and the diversification of the Amazonian gecko genus Gonatodes (Sphaerodactylidae, Squamata). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46 (1): 269-277 - get paper here Gonzalez R. C. et al. 2020. Lista dos Nomes Populares dos Répteis no Brasil – Primeira Versão. Herpetologia Brasileira 9 (2): 121 – 214 - get paper here Nascimento F Paiva do; de Avila-Pires T C Sauer; da Cunha O Rodrigues 1987. Os repteis da area de Carajas, Para, Brasil (Squamata). 2. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi NOVA SERIE ZOOLOGIA 3(1) 1987: 33-65 RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR, MARCO A. 2015. Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. II. Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae. Zootaxa 3981 (1): 001–055 - get paper here Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A. & Silvana Amaral 2016. Diversity, distribution, and conservation of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) in the Brazilian Amazonia. Neotropical Biodiversity, 2:1, 195-421 - get paper here Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153 Vaz-Silva, W.; RM Oliveira, AFN Gonzaga, KC Pinto, FC Poli, TM Bilce, M Penhacek, L Wronski, JX Martins, TG Junqueira, LCC, Cesca VY, Guimarães RD. Pinheiro 2015. Contributions to the knowledge of amphibians and reptiles from Volta Grande do Xingu, northern Brazil Braz. J. Biol., 75 (3) (suppl.): S205-S218 - get paper here
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