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Basic information
Thecadactylus rapicauda
Giant Woodslave
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyPhyllodactylid Geckos
GenusTurniptail Geckos
- English name
- Giant Woodslave
- Alternative names
- Briba, Katzenaugen-Gecko, Lagartixa, Lagartixa-da-Amazônia, Largarrabo, Northern Turnip-tailed Gecko, Northern Turniptail Gecko, Osga, Osga-Gigante, Rübenschwanzgecko, Salamanquesa gigante, Smooth Gekko, Thick-tailed Gecko, Tuqueque, Turnip-Tailed Gecko, Turniptail Gecko, Tuteca
- Synonyms
- Gekko laevis, Gekko rapicauda, Gekko surinamensis, Pachydactylus tristis, Platydactylus theconyx, Stellio perfoliatus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial, Understory
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 126 mm
- Body mass
- max 50.1 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~1.3 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 34 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 6.9 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 26.9–27.1 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–2 individuals
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 565VN · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19272 · dryad-v5