| Gonatodes riveroi | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Gonatodes |
| Species: | G. riveroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonatodes riveroi Sturaro & Ávila-Pires, 2011 | |
Gonatodes riveroi is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.
Etymology
The specific name, riveroi, is in honor of Venezuelan herpetologist Carlos Rivero-Blanco.
Geographic range
G. riveroi is found in central Colombia in Boyacá Department, Cundinamarca Department, and Meta Department.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. riveroi is forest, at altitudes of 230–1,200 m (750–3,940 ft).
Description
G. riveroi is moderately large for its genus. The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 4.8 cm (1.9 in).
Behavior
G. riveroi is diurnal.
References
- ^ Calderón M (2015). "Gonatodes riveroi (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T44579298A115387798. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44579298A44579301.en. Downloaded on 17 February 2019.
- ^ Gonatodes riveroi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
- Sturaro MJ, Ávila-Pires TCS (2011). "Taxonomic revision of the geckos of the Gonatodes concinnatus complex (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae), with description of two new species". Zootaxa 2869: 1–36. (Gonatodes riveroi, new species, pp. 26–28). (in English, with an abstract in Portuguese).
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