Meridian gecko

The meridian gecko (Coleodactylus meridionalis) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Meridian gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Coleodactylus
Species:
C. meridionalis
Binomial name
Coleodactylus meridionalis
(Boulenger, 1888)
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphaerodactylus meridionalis
    Boulenger, 1888
  • Coleodactylus meridionalis
    — Parker, 1926

Geographic range

C. meridionalis has been recorded from the Brazilian states of Bahia, Ceará, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, and Sergipe.[1]

Description

C. meridionalis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 28 mm (1.1 in). The pupil of the eye is round.[1]

Behavior

C. meridionalis is diurnal.[1]

Reproduction

C. meridionalis is oviparous.[1]

As prey

C. meridionalis is preyed upon by the spider Parabatinga brevipes.[2]

References
  1. Coleodactylus meridionalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  2. Almeida, Rony Peterson Santos; do Rosário, Igor Rios; Dias, Eduardo José dos Reis (2015). "Coleodactylus meridionalis. Predation". Herpetological Review 46 (3): 432-433.

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1888). "On some Reptiles and Batrachians from Iguarasse, Pernambuco". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series 2: 40–43. (Sphaerodactylus meridionalis, new species, pp. 40–41).
  • Parker HM (1926). "The Neotropical Lizards of the Genera Lepidoblepharis, Pseudogonatodes, Lanthrogecko, and Sphaerodactylus, with the Description of a new Genus". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ninth Series 17: 291–301. (Coleodactylus meridionalis, new combination, p. 300).



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