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Brazilian Half-toed Gecko
Hemidactylus brasilianus
Amaral's Brazilian gecko (Hemidactylus brasilianus) is a species of nocturnal gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to the arid Jalapão region in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Minas Gerais.
From the article Amaral's Brazilian gecko on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Hemidactylus brasilianus is a bluish-gray, oviparous, tree-dwelling species, which feeds on herbivorous insects and other invertebrates. It has immovable (fixed) eyelids. Being nocturnal, it has vertically oriented pupils. It has a life span of about 6–13 years, and is sexually mature at 6–9 months. It is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long (tail included), and about 2 cm (0.79 in) wide.
What it does
Hemidactylus brasilianus cannot change its colour. When attacked by a bird, it runs in circles, confusing the predator. When attacked by a ground animal, it climbs a high tree, runs in tall grass, or tries to hide under leaves, rocks, and other things it can find.
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 33500.