Gymnodactylus amarali is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil. Their main consumption comes from termites that are found in their environment.
Etymology The specific name, amarali, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Gymnodactylus amarali, p. 7).
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of G. amarali is savanna. Most commonly, the amarali habitats the Cerrado, a tropical savanna in Brazil.
Reproduction G. amarali is oviparous.
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