Thecadactylus rapicaudus
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Thecadactylus rapicaudus is a species of gecko
found in South and Central America
and parts of the Caribbean
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Gecko
Geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm....
found in South and Central America
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
and parts of the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
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Description
Adults have a body length about 4 inches and a total length of about 6 inches. They are nocturnal in nature and are frequently found 5–30 feet up the trunks of palm trees.Parasites
They include the malarial parasite Plasmodium aurulentumPlasmodium aurulentum
Plasmodium anasum is a species of the genus Plasmodium.Like all species in this genus it has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate host are reptiles.- Description :This species was described by Telford in 1971....
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