Haseman's gecko facts for kids
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Gonatodes
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hasemani
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Haseman's gecko (Gonatodes hasemani) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is indigenous to northern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, hasemani, is in honor of American ichthyologist John Diederich Haseman, who collected specimens in South America (1907–1910) for Carnegie Museum (now Carnegie Museum of Natural History).
Geographic range
G. hasemani is native to northern Bolivia (Pando, Beni), northern Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia), southeastern Colombia (Vaupés), and eastern Peru.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. hasemani is forest.
Description
G. hasemani may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3 cm (1.2 in).
Reproduction
G. hasemani is oviparous.
Parasites
G. hasemani is a host for parasitic worms of the genera Mesocestoides and Skrjabinelazia.