Peraiba gecko
| Peraiba gecko | |
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| in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllopezus |
| Species: | P. periosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllopezus periosus Rodrigues, 1986
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The Paraíba gecko (Phyllopezus periosus), also commonly called the Peraiba gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, periosus, is Latin from the Greek περισσότερο, meaning "big, huge".[2] The common name, "Paraíba gecko", refers to the Brazilian state of Paraíba.
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]P. periosus is found in the Brazilian states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, and Rio Grande do Norte.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]Dorsally, P. periosus has six or seven, dark brown, irregular-shaped crossbars, on a light gray ground color. Ventrally, adults are golden yellow, but juveniles are milky white.[4]
Average snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 8 cm (3.1 in), but may reach 11 cm (4.3 in).[5]
Diet
[edit | edit source]P. periosus preys on insects and spiders.[6]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Rodrigues (1986), p. 238.
- ^ a b Phyllopezus periosus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Rodrigues (1986), p. 239.
- ^ Rodrigues (1986), Figure 1 on p. 240.
- ^ Rodrigues (1986), p. 243.
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Rodrigues MT (1986). "Uma nova espécie do gênero Phyllopezus de Cabaceiras: Paraíba: Brasil; com comentários sobre a fauna de lagartos da área (Sauria Gekkonidae) ". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Univeridade de São Paulo 36 (20): 237–250. (Phyllopezus periosus, new species). (in Portuguese, with an abstract in English).
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