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Chucuri gecko

Gonatodes chucuri Meneses-Pelayo & Ramírez, 2020

Status not recordedlizards

The chucuri gecko (Gonatodes chucuri) is a species in the family Sphaerodactylidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 974.5 mg and reach 3.4 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the chucuri gecko

Weight
974.5 mgsrc for Weight
Length
3.4 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the chucuri gecko?

CHUCURI GECKO · LENGTH 3.4 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3.4 cm, the recorded maximum length of the chucuri gecko is about 2.0% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the chucuri gecko live?

Not recorded

Is the chucuri 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 chucuri gecko classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familySphaerodactylidae
  6. genusGonatodes
  7. SpeciesGonatodes chucuri Meneses-Pelayo & Ramírez, 2020
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • gecko del ChucuríSpanish

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistWikidata

Relatives of the chucuri gecko

Other species in the same genus Gonatodes.

Timor gecko

Gonatodes humeralis

SphaerodactylidaeNo free photo yet

Streak lizard

Gonatodes vittatus

SphaerodactylidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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How big is the chucuri gecko?

An adult chucuri gecko weighs 974.5 mg and measures 3.4 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the chucuri gecko?

The chucuri gecko (Gonatodes chucuri) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chucuri gecko (Gonatodes chucuri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chucuri-gecko

MLA

“Chucuri gecko (Gonatodes chucuri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chucuri-gecko.

BibTeX
@misc{chucuri_gecko_2026,
  title = {Chucuri gecko (Gonatodes chucuri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chucuri-gecko},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}