| Eurydactylodes symmetricus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Eurydactylodes |
| Species: | E. symmetricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurydactylodes symmetricus (Andersson, 1908) | |
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Eurydactylodes symmetricus, sometimes known commonly as the symmetrical gecko or the large-scaled chameleon gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of E. symmetricus are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 20–1,050 m (66–3,445 ft).
Description
E. symmetricus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in).
Reproduction
E. symmetricus is oviparous.
References
- ^ Sadlier, R.A., Bauer, A.M., Jourdan , H., Astrongatt, S., Deuss, M., Duval, T., Bourguet, E., McCoy, S., Bouteiller, A. & Lagrange, A. (2021). "Eurydactylodes symmetricus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176141A123249462. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176141/123249462. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Eurydactylodes symmetricus ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
Further reading
- Andersson LG (1908). "Two new Lizards (Eurydactylus and Lygosoma) from New Caledonia". Arkiv för Zoologi, Utgifvet af K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien i Stockholm 4: 1–5. (Eurydactylus symmetricus, new species, pp. 1–4, Figures 1a–1d).
- Langner C, Schönecker P (2018). "Pacific Lost World – die weniger bekannte, gefährdete Geckofauna Neukaledoniens ". Terraria-Elaphe (69): 14–26. (in German).
- Rösler H (1995). Geckos der Welt – Alle Gattungen. Leipzig: Urania. 246 pp. (Eurydactylodes symmetricus, p. 70). (in German).
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