Thecadactylus rapicauda
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Northern Turnip-tailed Gecko
This individual was found in a tree by flashlight. We had another one rustling around in the dry palm leaves that composed our hut's roof. The people in the next hut had no large gecko in their palm leaves; instead they had at least three large scorpions.
Online references:
- Father Alejandro Sánchez's West Indian natural history site.
Printed references:
- Campbell, J. A. 1998. Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatán, and Belize
- Lee, J. C. 1996. The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucatán Peninsula
- Lee, J. C. 2000. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World
- Rogner, M. 1997. Lizards
- Stafford, P. J., Meyer, J. R. 2000. A Guide to the Reptiles of Belize