Gonatodes is a genus

Genus

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 of dwarf geckos of the family

Family (biology)

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 Gekkonidae. The majority of the species in the genus are diurnally active and sexually dichromatic.

Species of Gonatodes are found in Central America

Central America

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, a few Caribbean Islands (including Cuba

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, Hispanola, Jamaica

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 and Union Island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines) and the northern part of South America

South America

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, including Peru

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, Colombia

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, Ecuador

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, Guyana

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, French Guiana

French Guiana

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, Suriname

Suriname

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, parts of Brazil

Brazil

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, Venezuela

Venezuela

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 and the islands of Trinidad

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 and Tobago

Tobago

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. Human mediated introductions have occurred with one species in the Galapagos Islands

Galápagos Islands

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 and another in Florida

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Selected species

Some subspecies

Subspecies

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 are also listed.

• Gonatodes alexandermendesi – Mendes' Gecko
• Gonatodes albogularis – Yellow-headed Gecko
  • Gonatodes albogularis albogularis
  • Gonatodes albogularis bodinii
  • Gonatodes albogularis fuscus
  • Gonatodes albogularis notatus
• Gonatodes annularis – Annulated Gecko
• Gonatodes antillensis – Antilles Gecko
• Gonatodes atricucullaris – Cajamarca Geeko
• Gonatodes caudiscutatus – Shieldhead Gecko
• Gonatodes ceciliae – Brilliant South American Gecko
• Gonatodes concinnatus – O'Shaughnessy's Gecko
• Gonatodes daudini – Daudin's Gecko
• Gonatodes eladioi – South American Gecko
• Gonatodes falconensis – Estado Falcon Gecko
• Gonatodes hasemani – Haseman's Gecko
• Gonatodes humeralis – Trinidad Gecko
• Gonatodes infernalis Rivas & Schargel, 2008
• Gonatodes ocellatus – Eyespot Gecko
• Gonatodes petersi – Peters' Gecko
• Gonatodes seigliei – Estados Sucre Gecko
• Gonatodes taniae – Estado Aragua Gecko
• Gonatodes tapajonicus – Para Gecko
• Gonatodes timidus Kok, 2011
• Gonatodes vittatus – Wiegmann's Striped Gecko
  • Gonatodes vittatus roquensis
  • Gonatodes vittatus vittatus