ReptilesEndangered

Gekko de las Piedras

Homonota uruguayensis

A small nocturnal lizard endemic to Uruguay, it lives in rocky areas

Key Features

Habitat

Natural grassland/Grassland

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Family: Phyllodactylidae

Genus: Homonota

Technical conservation data

IUCN category: EN

SNAP conservation priority: Yes

Threatened (SNAP): Yes

Threatened: Yes

Where to Find It

This species has been recorded in the following biodiversity reserves:

Rock formation covered with native forest, with grasslands and hills in the background

El Retorno II

Tacuarembó
Hill forest with flat-topped hills and natural grassland at sunset

El Tala II

Tacuarembó
Landscape of natural grasslands and plantation forest bathed in the golden light of sunset.

Porto Veloso

Tacuarembó

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