| Roze's gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Gonatodes |
| Species: | G. rozei |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonatodes rozei Rivero-Blanco & Schargel, 2012 | |
Roze's gecko (Gonatodes rozei), also known commonly as limpiacasa (meaning "house cleaner" in Spanish), is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.
The specific name, rozei, is in honor of Latvian-American herpetologist Janis Roze.
G. rozei is found in northern Venezuela, in the Venezuelan states of Anzoátegui, Guárico, Miranda, and Vargas.
The preferred natural habitat of G. rozei is forest, at altitudes of 30–1,000 m (98–3,281 ft).
A large species for its genus, G. rozei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.9 cm (2.3 in).
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