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Basic information
Strophurus taenicauda
Golden Spiny-tailed Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyDiplodactylid geckos
GenusSpiny-tailed geckos
- English name
- Golden Spiny-tailed Gecko
- Alternative names
- Central Golden-tailed Gecko, Golden-tailed Gecko, Northern Golden-tailed Gecko
- Synonyms
- Diplodactylus taenicauda, Diplodactylus taeniocauda
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 73 mm
- Body mass
- max 7.9 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.6 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 30 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–2 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–2 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 5–8 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 53653 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19001 · dryad-v5