Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
July 28th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Gonatodes
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American Padless Geckos, American Forest Geckos, American Bent-toed Geckos, Streak Lizards, (Neotropical Clawed Geckos)
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Amerikanische Nacktfingergeckos
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Dværg-nøgenfingergekkoer
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1843 |  |
Gonatodes Fitzinger (type species: Gymnodactylus albogularis Dumeril & Bibron 1836) |
Contents:
35 species, of which 25 (71.4%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Central America, South America, West Indies.
Reported from:
Bolivia,
Bonaire,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Ceara,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Piaui,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Cuba,
Curacao,
Ecuador,
El Salvador,
French Guiana,
Guatemala,
Guyana,
Haiti
(incl.
Ile de la Gonâve),
Honduras,
Jamaica,
Mexico
(Chiapas),
Nicaragua
(incl.
Islas del Maiz:
Isla Grande del Maiz),
Panama,
Peru,
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
(incl.
Union Island),
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Venezuela
(incl.
Blanquilla,
Los Frailes,
Margarita,
Tortuga).
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Gonatodes albogularis
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Yellow-headed Gecko
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Weisskehlgecko
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Gulhovedet Nøgenfingergekko, Gulhovedet Gekko
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1836 | |
Gymnodactylus albogularis Dumeril & Bibron |
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1843 | |
Gonatodes albigularis Fitzinger [substitute name for Gymnodactylus albogularis Duméril & Bibron 1836] (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1855 | |
Stenodactylus fuscus Hallowell (Rivero-Blanco 1979) |
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Gonatodes albogularis fuscus Boulenger 1885 |
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Gonatodes fuscus Donoso-Barros 1968 |
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1856 | |
Gymnodactylus varius Duméril (Kluge 1991) |
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Gonatodes varius Vanzolini 1955 |
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1862 | |
Gymnodactylus notatus Reinhardt & Lütken (Rivero-Blanco 1979) |
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Gonatodes albogularis notatus Vanzolini & Williams 1962 |
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1867 | |
Gymnodactylus maculatus Steindachner (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1875 | |
Goniodactylus braconnieri O'Shaughnessy (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1964 | |
Gonatodes bodinii Rivero Blanco (Rivero-Blanco 1979) |
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Gonatodes albogularis bodinii Rivero-Blanco 1979 |
Other common names:
fuscus: Dusky Yellow-headed Gecko
Remarks:
Not mentioned for French Guiana by Kuijpers (2024).
Introduced to:
Aruba,
Belize,
Cayman Islands
(Grand Cayman),
Curacao,
Mexico
(Veracruz),
Nicaragua
(incl.
Islas del Maiz:
Isla Pequeña del Maiz),
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Cuba,
El Salvador,
French Guiana,
Guatemala,
Haiti
(incl.
Ile de la Gonâve),
Honduras,
Jamaica,
Mexico
(Chiapas),
Nicaragua
(incl.
Islas del Maiz:
Isla Grande del Maiz),
Panama,
Venezuela
(incl.
Tortuga).
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Gonatodes albogularis
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Gonatodes alexandermendesi
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Kaieteur Padless Gecko, (Alexander Mendes' Clawed Gecko)
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Kaieteur-Nacktfingergecko
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Kaieteur-nøgenfingergekko
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2006 | |
Gonatodes alexandermendesi Cole & Kok |
Distribution:
Guyana,
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes annularis
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Ringed Padless Gecko
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Ringel-Nacktfingergecko
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Ringmønstret Nøgenfingergekko
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1887 | |
Gonatodes annularis Boulenger |
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1904 | |
Gonatodes boonii Lidth de Jeude (Avila-Pires 1995; Rivero-Blanco 1968) |
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1923 | |
Gonatodes beebei Noble (Avila-Pires 1995; Rivero-Blanco 1968) |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amapa,
Amazonas,
Para),
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Panama,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes annularis
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Gonatodes antillensis
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Antilles Padless Gecko, Antilles Gecko
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Antillen-Nacktfingergecko
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Caribisk Nøgenfingergekko
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1887 | |
Gymnodactylus antillensis Lidth de Jeude |
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Gonatodes antillensis Rivero-Blanco 1964 |
Introduced to:
Aruba.
Distribution:
Bonaire,
Curacao,
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes astralis
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Starred Padless Gecko
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Sternen-Nacktfingergecko
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Stjerne-nøgenfingergekko
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2010 | |
Gonatodes astralis Schargel, Rivas, Makowsky, Senaris, Natera, Barros, Molina & Barrio-Amoros |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes atricucullaris
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Black-hooded Padless Gecko, Cajamarca Gecko
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Schwarzhauben-Nacktfingergecko
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Sorthættet Nøgenfingergekko
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1921 | |
Gonatodes atricucullaris Noble |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Gonatodes castanae
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Norosí Padless Gecko
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Norosí-Nacktfingergecko
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Norosí-nøgenfingergekko
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2020 | |
Gonatodes castanae Carvajal-Cogollo, Eguis-Avendaño & Meza-Joya |
Distribution:
Colombia.
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Gonatodes caudiscutatus
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Scaly-tailed Padless Gecko, (Shield-headed Gecko)
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Schwanzschuppiger Nacktfingergecko
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Skælhalet Nøgenfingergekko
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1859 | |
Gymnodactylus caudiscutatus Günther |
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Goniodactylus caudiscutatus O'Shaughnessy 1875 |
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Gonatodes caudiscutatus Boulenger 1885 |
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1892 | |
Gonatodes collaris Garman (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970; Wright 1983) |
Remarks:
Previously confused with concinnatus and riveroi. Presence in Colombia needs confirmation (Sturaro & Avila-Pires 2013).
Introduced to:
Galapagos Islands
(Baltra,
San Cristóbal).
Distribution:
Ecuador,
Peru.
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Gonatodes ceciliae
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Paria Padless Gecko
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Paria-Nacktfingergecko
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Paria-nøgenfingergekko
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1966 | |
Gonatodes ceciliae Donoso-Barros |
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1979 | |
Gonatodes ceciliae trinitatis Rivero-Blanco |
Distribution:
Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad),
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes chucuri
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Chucuri Padless Gecko, Chucuri Gecko
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Chucuri-Nacktfingergecko
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Chucuri-nøgenfingergekko
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2020 | |
Gonatodes chucuri Meneses-Pelayo & Ramírez |
Distribution:
Colombia.
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Gonatodes concinnatus
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Collared Padless Gecko, Collared Forest Lizard, Collared Streak Lizard
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Halsband-Nacktfingergecko
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Halsbånd-nøgenfingergekko
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1881 | |
Goniodactylus concinnatus O'Shaughnessy |
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Gonatodes concinnatus Boulenger 1885 |
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1881 | |
Goniodactylus buckleyi O'Shaughnessy (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
Remarks:
Now restricted to Ecuador and Peru (Sturaro & Avila-Pires 2011). Previously included ligiae and populations now assigned to riveroi. All records from Colombia are tentatively referred to riveroi. Although reported from Amazonas, Brazil (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970), the species has not yet been recorded from Brazil (Avila-Pires 1995).
Distribution:
Ecuador,
Peru.
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Gonatodes concinnatus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Gonatodes daudini
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Grenadines Padless Gecko, Grenadines Clawed Gecko
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Grenadinen-Nacktfingergecko
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Grenadiner-nøgenfingergekko
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2005 | |
Gonatodes daudini Powell & Henderson |
Distribution:
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
(Union Island).
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Gonatodes eladioi
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Para Padless Gecko
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Para-Nacktfingergecko
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Para-nøgenfingergekko
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1987 | |
Gonatodes eladioi Nascimento, Avila-Pires & Cunha |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Mato Grosso,
Para).
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Gonatodes falconensis
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Falcón Padless Gecko
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Falcón-Nacktfingergecko
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Falcón-nøgenfingergekko
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1947 | |
Gonatodes caudiscutatus falconensis Shreve |
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Gonatodes falconensis Rivero-Blanco 1967 |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes ferrugineus
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Trinidad Padless Gecko
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Trinidad-Nacktfingergecko
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Trinidad-nøgenfingergekko
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1863 | |
Gonatodes ferrugineus Cope |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of humeralis (e.g., Donoso-Barros 1968; Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970).
Revalidated as a separate species by Pinto, Colli, Higham, Russell, Scantlebury, Vitt & Gamble (2018).
Distribution:
Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad).
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Gonatodes hasemani
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Brown-headed Padless Lizard, Brown-headed Streak Lizard
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Braunköpfiger Nacktfingergecko
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Brunhovedet Nøgenfingergekko
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1917 | |
Gonatodes hasemani Griffin |
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1933 | |
Gonatodes spinulosus Amaral (Avila-Pires 1995) |
Remarks:
Sometimes erroneously spelled hasemanni (e.g., Wermuth 1965).
Presence in Mato Grosso do Sul, although reported by Ferreira, Terra, Piatti, Delatorre, Strüssmann, Béda, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Landgref-Filho, Aoki, Campos, Souza,
Ávila, Duleba, Martins, Rita & Albuquerque (2017), is considered doubtful (Costa & Bérnils 2018).
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amazonas,
Mato Grosso,
Para,
Rondonia),
Peru.
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Gonatodes humeralis
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Bridled Forest Gecko, Amazon Streak Lizard, Trinidad Gecko, South American Clawed Gecko
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Amazonas-Nacktfingergecko
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Amazonas-nøgenfingergekko
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1836 | |
Gymnodactylus timoriensis Dumeril & Bibron (syn. Rösler, Grismer, Ineich & Kaiser 2019) |
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Gonatodes timorensis Boulenger 1885 [unjustified emendation] |
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Cnemaspis timoriensis Wermuth 1965 |
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1855 | |
Gymnodactylus humeralis Guichenot |
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Gonatodes humeralis Boulenger 1885 |
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1871 | |
Gymnodactylus incertus Peters (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1875 | |
Goniodactylus sulcatus O'Shaughnessy (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
Remarks:
Previously included ferrugineus.
Records from Trinidad (e.g., Wermuth 1965; Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970; Murphy 1997) refer to ferrugineus
(Pinto, Colli, Higham, Russell, Scantlebury, Vitt & Gamble 2018).
Records from Tobago (e.g., Wermuth 1965, Mertens 1972, Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970, Hardy 1982) refer to ocellatus (Hardy 1984).
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Ceara,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Piaui,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes humeralis
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Gonatodes infernalis
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El Infierno Padless Gecko
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Infierno-Nacktfingergecko
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Infierno-nøgenfingergekko
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2008 | |
Gonatodes infernalis Rivas & Schargel |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes lichenosus
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Lichen Padless Gecko
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Flechten-Nacktfingergecko
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Grønbroget Nøgenfingergekko
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2010 | |
Gonatodes lichenosus Rojas-Runjaic, Infante-Rivero, Cabello & Velozo |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes ligiae
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Barinas Padless Gecko
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Barinas-Nacktfingergecko
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Barinas-nøgenfingergekko
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1967 | |
Gonatodes ligiae Donoso-Barros |
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Gonatodes concinnatus ligiae Rivero-Blanco 1979 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Sturaro & Avila-Pires (2011).
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes machelae
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Margarita Padless Gecko
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Margarita-Nacktfingergecko
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Margarita-nøgenfingergekko
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2020 | |
Gonatodes machelae Rivero-Blanco & Schargel |
Distribution:
Venezuela
(Margarita).
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Gonatodes nascimentoi
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Anapu Padless Gecko
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Anapu-Nacktfingergecko
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Anapu-nøgenfingergekko
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2011 | |
Gonatodes nascimentoi Sturaro & Avila-Pires |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amapa,
Para).
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Gonatodes naufragus
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Blanquilla Padless Gecko
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Blanquilla-Nacktfingergecko
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Blanquilla-nøgenfingergekko
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2013 | |
Gonatodes naufragus Rivas, Ugueto, Schargel, Barros, Velozo & Sánchez |
Distribution:
Venezuela
(Blanquilla).
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Gonatodes ocellatus
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Ocellated Padless Gecko, Ocellated Clawed Day Gecko, Eyespot Gecko
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Ocellen-Nacktfingergecko
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Påfugle-nøgenfingergekko
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1831 | |
Cyrtodactylus ocellatus Gray |
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Gonatodes ocellatus Boulenger 1885 |
Remarks:
Now restricted to Tobago (Rivero-Blanco 1979). Records from Margarita Island, along with a population on the Venezuelan mainland, represent an undescribed species, referred to as the Copey Clawed Day Gecko (Ugueto & Rivas 2010; Rivas, Molina, Ugueto, Barros, Barrio-Amoros & Kok 2012).
Distribution:
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad).
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Gonatodes petersi
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Perijá Padless Gecko
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Perijá-Nacktfingergecko
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Perijá-nøgenfingergekko
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1967 | |
Gonatodes petersi Donoso-Barros |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes purpurogularis
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Purple-throated Padless Gecko
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Purpurkehliger Nacktfingergecko
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Purpurstrubet Nøgenfingergekko
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2004 | |
Gonatodes purpurogularis Esqueda |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes rayito
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Mérida Padless Gecko
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Mérida-Nacktfingergecko
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Mérida-nøgenfingergekko
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2017 | |
Gonatodes rayito Schargel, Rivas, García-Pérez, Rivero-Blanco, Chippindale & Fujita |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes riveroi
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Meta Padless Gecko
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Meta-Nacktfingergecko
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Meta-nøgenfingergekko
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2011 | |
Gonatodes riveroi Sturaro & Avila-Pires |
Distribution:
Colombia.
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Gonatodes rozei
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Miranda Padless Gecko
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Miranda-Nacktfingergecko
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Miranda-nøgenfingergekko
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2012 | |
Gonatodes rozei Rivero-Blanco & Schargel |
Remarks:
This species has been known for many years and was first described in an unpublished Ph.D. dissertation (Rivero-Blanco 1979) but it seems that it had never appeared previously in the scientific literature, until Rivero-Blanco & Schargel (2012) formally named and described the species.
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes seigliei
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Sucre Padless Gecko
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Sucre-Nacktfingergecko
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Sucre-nøgenfingergekko
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1966 | |
Gonatodes seigliei Donoso-Barros |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes superciliaris
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Sarisariñama Padless Gecko
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Sarisariñama-Nacktfingergecko
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Sarisariñama-nøgenfingergekko
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2008 | |
Gonatodes superciliaris Barrio-Amoros & Brewer-Carias |
Remarks:
Status uncertain. Probably a synonym of alexandermendesi (Rivas, Molina, Ugueto, Barros, Barrio-Amorós & Kok 2012).
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes taniae
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Aragua Padless Gecko
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Aragua-Nacktfingergecko
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Aragua-nøgenfingergekko
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1963 | |
Gonatodes taniae Roze |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Gonatodes tapajonicus
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Rio Tapajó Padless Gecko
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Tapajó-Nacktfingergecko
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Tapajó-nøgenfingergekko
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1980 | |
Gonatodes tapajonicus Rodrigues |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Para).
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Gonatodes timidus
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Iwokrama Padless Gecko, Timid Clawed Gecko
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Iwokrama-Nacktfingergecko
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Iwokrama-nøgenfingergekko
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2011 | |
Gonatodes timidus Kok |
Distribution:
Guyana.
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Gonatodes vittatus
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White-banded Padless Gecko, White-banded Gecko, Streaked Clawed Day Gecko, Striped Clawed Gecko
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Weissbinden-Nacktfingergecko
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Hvidbåndet Nøgenfingergekko
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1856 | |
Gymnodactylus vittatus Lichtenstein |
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Gonatodes vittatus Boulenger 1885 |
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1864 | |
Gonatodes gilli Cope (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1956 | |
Gonatodes vittatus roquensis Roze |
Introduced to:
Aruba,
Dominica.
Distribution:
Colombia,
Guyana,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Venezuela
(incl.
Los Frailes,
Isla Margarita).
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