Brilliant gecko
Gonatodes ceciliae Donoso-Barros, 1966
Status not recordedlizards
The brilliant gecko (Gonatodes ceciliae) is a species in the family Sphaerodactylidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 3.08 g and reach 5 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the brilliant gecko
- Weight
- 3.08 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 5 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 6src for Litters or clutches a year
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the brilliant gecko?
Where does the brilliant gecko live?
Not recorded
Is the brilliant gecko endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the brilliant gecko classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familySphaerodactylidae
- genusGonatodes
- SpeciesGonatodes ceciliae Donoso-Barros, 1966
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- Brilliant clawed geckoEnglish
- Brilliant South American geckoEnglish
- Paria-nøgenfingergekkoDanish
Relatives of the brilliant gecko
Other species in the same genus Gonatodes.
Yellow-headed gecko
Gonatodes albogularis
Timor gecko
Gonatodes humeralis
Streak lizard
Gonatodes vittatus
Shieldhead gecko
Gonatodes caudiscutatus
O'Shaughnessy's gecko
Gonatodes concinnatus
Annulated gecko
Gonatodes annularis
CompareBrilliant gecko vs Yellow-headed geckoBrilliant gecko vs Timor geckoBrilliant gecko vs Streak lizardBrilliant gecko vs Shieldhead gecko
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brilliant gecko?
An adult brilliant gecko weighs 3.08 g and measures 5 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the brilliant gecko?
The brilliant gecko (Gonatodes ceciliae) belongs to the family Sphaerodactylidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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