Gonatodes tapajonicus Rodrigues, 1980

Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A., 2015, Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. II. Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae, Zootaxa 3981 (1), pp. 1-55 : 16

Gonatodes tapajonicus Rodrigues, 1980

Type-locality. Cachoeira do Limão, Rio Tapajós, Pará, Brazil.

Pertinent taxonomic references. Rodrigues (1980), Ávila-Pires (1995), Sturaro & Ávila-Pires (2011), Rivero-Blanco & Schargel (2012).

Distribution and habitat. Gonatodes tapajonicus is endemic to Jamanxin and middle Tapajós rivers, in Brazil, state of Pará ( Fig. 8 ). It is arboreal and diurnal, inhabits flooded depressions with palms (well-preserved Euterpe oleracea forest) along the river, at the edge with primary terra firme forest, where it is found on palm and tree trunks (30–200 cm above ground, and 10–20 cm diameter—Rodrigues 1980; Sturaro & Ávila-Pires 2011).

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FIGURE 8. Distribution of examined material of Gonatodes nascimentoi, G. tapajonicus, Lepidoblepharis hoogmoedi and Pseudogonatodes gasconi.