Amaral's Brazilian Gecko
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Briba brasiliana Amaral, 1935
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Amaral's Brazilian Gecko (Briba brasiliana) is the only species of the genus Briba from the subfamily Gekkoninae. It is a nocturnal gecko from the Jalapćo Region, Minas Gerais, Bahia (Brazil). It is a bluish-gray, oviparous tree-dwelling species, feeding on herbivorous insects and other invertebrates. It has immovable, or fixed eyelids. Being nocturnal, it has vertically oriented pupils.
External link
- An image of the Amaral's Brazilian Gecko at uroplatus.com (http://www.uroplatus.com/php_pages.php?Datei=photopage_display&Taxon=Briba%20brasiliana&Photopage_Search=B&M=1)Template:Reptile-stub