Grenadines clawed gecko, Union island gecko
Gonatodes daudini, also known commonly, as the Grenadines clawed gecko or the Union Island gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Union Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The specific name, daudini, is in honor of naturalist Jacques Daudin (born 1925) who lives on Union Island.
Diurnal animals are active during the daytime, with a period of sleeping or other inactivity at night. The timing of activity by an animal depends ...
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees. In habitats in which trees are present, animals have evolved to move in them. Some anima...
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starts withThe preferred habitat of G. daudini is remnant dry forest.
G. daudini is diurnal and terrestrial.
G. daudini is oviparous.
The Union Island Gecko is threatened by demand from the international pet trade. Although it is granted domestic protection from export, reportedly wild-caught animals have been reported as offered for sale in several European Countries. The species listed on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
