Gonatodes
| Gonatodes | |
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| Male variegated, or Brilliant South American, gecko Gonatodes ceciliae, Trinidad | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: |
Gonatodes Fitzinger, 1843 |
| Species | |
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31 officially described as of October 2014, see text |
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31 officially described as of October 2014, see text
Gonatodes is a genus of New World dwarf geckos of the family Sphaerodactylidae.
The majority of the species in the genus Gonatodes are diurnally active, scansorial, and sexually dichromatic, with adult body size (snout-vent length) ranging from 28 to 65 mm (1.1 to 2.6 in) for known species.
Gonatodes humeralis
Gonatodes concinnatus, Colombia
Male ocellated gecko Gonatodes ocellatus, Little Tobago
Male ocellated gecko Gonatodes ocellatus, Little Tobago
Female ocellated gecko Gonatodes ocellatus, Little Tobago
The diets of the various species of Gonatodes are composed mainly of very small arthropods.
Clutch size is one, with most species producing several clutches per year, and some utilizing communal egg-laying sites.
Most species are humid tropical forest dwelling (some in warm lowlands, and others in somewhat cooler montane regions), with relatively fewer species utilizing more open, drier habitats at forest edge, tropical dry seasonal forest and scrub forest. Some species (usually those that use drier natural habitats) are able to utilize even more open human modified environments; in some cases including highly urbanized areas. Gonatodes usually spend most of their active hours perched anywhere from ground level to about 0.6 metres above ground (sometimes up to 2 or 3 metres) on vertical or near vertical surfaces of tree trunks, tree stumps, logs and sometimes rocks (as well as on walls and house-posts for those that are able to use human altered environments). They seldom sit exposed to direct strong sunlight (they do not appear to bask), and most seem to prefer shade or less exposure to direct sun light.
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