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Estados Sucre Gecko
Gonatodes seigliei
The Estado's Sucre gecko (Gonatodes seigliei) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.
From the article Estados Sucre gecko on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
G. seigliei is a small gecko, characterized by granular rostral and labial scales, black vermiculations on the yellowish head and the dorsum, and the presence of a pair of small ocelli (eye spots) located very anteriorly, above the shoulders.
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. seigliei is forest, at altitudes of 800–1,300 m (2,600–4,300 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, seigliei, is in honor of Cuban-Venezuelan micropaleontologist George Alfredo Seiglie (1926–1988).
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 34566.