title: Bauer's chameleon gecko
text: # Bauer's chameleon gecko
  
  Bauer's chameleon gecko (Eurydactylodes agricolae) is a nocturnal species of lizard in the family Diplodactylinae. The species is endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, agricolae, is in honor of American herpetologist Aaron Matthew Bauer. The German noun, Bauer, means "farmer" in English, which becomes agricola (genitive singular, agricolae) when translated into Latin.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitats of the arboreal E. agricolae are forest and shrubland, at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
  
  ## Description
  
  E. agricolae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  E. agricolae is oviparous.
  
  