Para gecko
Gonatodes tapajonicus Rodrigues, 1980
Status not recordedlizards
The para gecko (Gonatodes tapajonicus) is a species in the family Sphaerodactylidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 2.6 g and reach 4.73 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Brazil.
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Quick facts about the para gecko
- Weight
- 2.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 4.73 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the para gecko?
Where does the para gecko live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The para gecko is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ReptileDB (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the para 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 para gecko classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familySphaerodactylidae
- genusGonatodes
- SpeciesGonatodes tapajonicus Rodrigues, 1980
Synonyms Gonatodes concinnatus
Other names and names in other languages (2)
- Pará geckoEnglish
- LagartixaPortuguese
Relatives of the para 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
ComparePara gecko vs Yellow-headed geckoPara gecko vs Timor geckoPara gecko vs Streak lizardPara gecko vs Shieldhead gecko
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the para gecko?
An adult para gecko weighs 2.6 g and measures 4.73 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the para gecko live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the para gecko for 1 country: Brazil. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the para gecko?
The para gecko (Gonatodes tapajonicus) 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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