Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: October 31st, 2023.
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Genus
Homonota
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Broad-headed Geckos, Marked Geckos
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Breitkopfgeckos
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Bredhovedgekkoer
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1845 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Homonota Gray (type species: Gymnodactylus guidichaudi [lapsus for gaudichaudii] Dumeril & Bibron 1835; [=Homonota darwini; see remarks]) |
1845 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Cubina Gray (type species: Gymnodactylus fasciatus Dumeril & Bibron 1836; syn. Kluge 1991) |
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Cubinia Gray [substitute name for Cubina Gray 1845] |
1954 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Wallsaurus Underwood (type species: Gymnodactylus horridus Burmeister 1861; syn. Kluge 1964) |
1965 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Garthia Donoso-Barros & Vanzolini (type species: Gymnodactylus gaudichaudii Dumeril & Bibron 1836; syn. Kluge 1993) |
Contents:
17 species, of which 11 (64.7%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
When Gray (1845) designated Gymnodactylus guidichaudi Dumeril & Bibron 1835 as type species of the genus, he had in fact a specimen of Homonota darwini in his hands (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970; Cei 1986).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Mato Grosso,
Rio Grande do Sul),
Chile,
Paraguay,
Uruguay.
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Homonota andicola
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Mendoza Broad-headed Gecko
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Mendoza-Breitkopfgecko
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Mendoza-bredhovedgekko
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1978 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Homonota andicola Cei |
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Distribution:
Argentina.
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Homonota borellii
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Salta Broad-headed Gecko
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Salta-Breitkopfgecko
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Salta-bredhovedgekko
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1897 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Gymnodactylus borellii Peracca |
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Homonota borelli Kluge 1964 |
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Distribution:
Argentina,
Paraguay.
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Homonota darwinii
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Prickly Broad-headed Gecko
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Dorniger Breitkopfgecko
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Tornet Bredhovedgekko
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1885 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Homonota darwinii Boulenger |
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Homonota darwinii macrocephala Cei |
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Distribution:
Argentina.
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Homonota fasciata
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1836 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Gymnodactylus fasciatus Dumeril & Bibron 1836 [non Uromastix fasciatus Menetries 1832] |
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Cubinia fasciata Gray 1845 |
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Homonota fasciata Kluge 1964 |
1965 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Gymnodactylus pasteuri Wermuth [substitute name for Gymnodactylus fasciatus Duméril & Bibron 1836] |
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Homonota pasteuri Wermuth 1965 |
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Remarks:
The type locality ("Martinique") is considered erroneous (Kluge 1964).
Distribution:
Unknown.
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Homonota gaudichaudii
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Chilean Broad-headed Gecko
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Chilenischer Breitkopfgecko
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Chilensk Bredhovedgekko
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1836 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Gymnodactylus gaudichaudii Dumeril & Bibron |
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Gonatodes gaudichaudii Werner 1898 |
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Homonota gaudichaudii Kluge 1964 |
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Garthia gaudichaudii Donoso-Barros & Vanzolini 1965 |
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Gymnodactylus dorbignii Duméril & Bibron (Kluge 1993) |
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Homonota dorbignii Kluge 1964 |
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Garthia gaudichaudii dorbingvi [sic] Donoso-Barros & Vanzolini 1965 |
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Garthia dorbignyi Donoso-Barros 1966 |
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Homonota gaudichaudii dorbignii Welch 1994 |
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Garthia gaudichaudii klugei Donoso-Barros |
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Homonota gaudichaudi klugei Kluge 1991 |
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Distribution:
Bolivia,
Chile.
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Homonota horrida
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Banded Broad-headed Gecko
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Gebänderter Breitkopfgecko
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Båndet Bredhovedgekko
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1861 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Gymnodactylus horridus Burmeister |
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Wallsaurus horridus Underwood 1954 |
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Homonota horrida Kluge 1964 |
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Gymnodactylus mattogrossensis Berg (Kluge 1964) |
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Remarks:
The taxonomic history of this species has been confused.
It has been treated as a valid species (e.g., Kluge 1964; Pincheira-Donoso 2002) or as a synonym of fasciata (e.g., Trutnau, Monzel & Consul 2016).
Confirmed as a valid species by Cacciali, Morando, Medina, Köhler, Motte & Avila (2017).
Previously reported from Brazil based on the type locality ("Mato Grosso") of mattogrossensis, which at the time of the description referred to a
much larger region than today, however, Kluge (1964) believed the type to have come from the current state of Mato Grosso.
Costa & Bérnils (2018), however, did not regard the species as occurring in Brazil.
Records from Bolivia refer to septentrionalis (Cacciali, Morando, Medina, Köhler, Motte & Avila 2017).
Cabral & Cacciali (2021) showed no localities outside Argentina in their distribution map.
Distribution:
Argentina,
Paraguay.
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Homonota itambere
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Paraguari Broad-headed Gecko
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Paraguari-Breitkopfgecko
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Paraguari-bredhovedgekko
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2021 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Homonota itambere Cabral & Cacciali |
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Distribution:
Paraguay.
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Homonota marthae
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Boquerón Broad-headed Gecko
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Boquerón Breitkopfgecko
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Boquerón Bredhovedgekko
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2018 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Homonota marthae Cacciali, Morando, Avila & Köhler |
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Distribution:
Paraguay.
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Homonota penai
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Coquimbo Broad-headed Gecko
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Coquimbo-Breitkopfgecko
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Coquimbo-bredhovedgekko
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Garthia penai Donoso-Barros |
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Homonota penai Kluge 1993 |
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Distribution:
Chile.
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Homonota rupicola
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Naranjo Mountains Broad-headed Gecko, Cerro Naranjo Broad-headed Gecko
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Naranjo-Breitkopfgecko
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Naranjo-bredhovedgekko
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2007 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Homonota rupicola Cacciali, Avila & Bauer |
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Distribution:
Paraguay.
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Homonota septentrionalis
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Northern Broad-headed Gecko
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Nördliche Breitkopfgecko
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Nordlig Bredhovedgekko
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2017 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Homonota septentrionalis Cacciali, Morando, Medina, Köhler, Motte & Avila |
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Distribution:
Bolivia,
Paraguay.
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Homonota taragui
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Corrientes Broad-headed Gecko, Taragui Gecko
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Corrientes-Breitkopfgecko
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Corrientes-bredhovedgekko
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2013 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Homonota taragui Cajade, Etchepare, Falcione, Barasso & Alvarez |
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Distribution:
Argentina.
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Homonota underwoodi
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San Juan Broad-headed Gecko, (Underwood's Marked Gecko)
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San-Juan-Breitkopfgecko
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San Juan-bredhovedgekko
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1964 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Homonota underwoodi Kluge |
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Distribution:
Argentina.
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Homonota uruguayensis
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Uruguayan Broad-headed Gecko
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Uruguayischer Breitkopfgecko
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Uruguayisk Bredhovedgekko
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Wallsaurus uruguayensis Vaz-Ferreira & Soriano |
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Gymnodactylus uruguayensis Wermuth 1965 |
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Homonota uruguayensis Kluge 1964 |
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Remarks:
Sometimes placed in a separate genus, Wallsaurus, together with horrida.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Rio Grande do Sul),
Uruguay.
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Homonota whitii
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Cordoba Broad-headed Gecko
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Cordoba-Breitkopfgecko
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Cordoba-bredhovedgekko
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1885 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Homonota whitii Boulenger |
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Distribution:
Argentina.
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Homonota williamsii
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Ventania Mountains Broad-headed Gecko
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Ventania-Breitkopfgecko
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Ventania-bredhovedgekko
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2012 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Homonota williamsii Avila, Perez, Minoli & Morando |
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Distribution:
Argentina.
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Homonota xiru
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Xiru Broad-headed Gecko
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Xiru-Breitkopfgecko
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Xiru-bredhovedgekko
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Homonota xiru Carvalho, Laspiur, Klaczko, Rivas, Rodrigues, Sena & Céspedes |
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Remarks:
Previously considered a population of uruguayensis (Malleret, Pisetta, Fagundes & Verrastro 2023).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Rio Grande do Sul).
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