Gonatodes ocellatus

Gonatodes ocellatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Gonatodes
Species: Gonatodes ocellatus

Name

Gonatodes ocellatus (Gray, 1831)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.9.7.16, ♂.
• Type locality: not stated; “Tobago” fide Gray (1845: 172).

Combinations

• Cyrtodactylus ocellatus Gray, 1831: 51 [original combination]
• Goniodactylus ocellatus — Gray, 1845: 172 [subsequent combination]
• Gonatodes ocellatus — Boulenger, 1885: 60 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Trinidad and Tobago: Tobago and Little Tobago islands.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & Pidgeon, E.. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed. Volume the ninth. The class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. Whittaker, Treacher and Co.: London. 110 pp. (Appendix) BHL Reference page. 
• Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 1. Gekkonidae, Eublapheridae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 436 pp., 32 pls. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Gonatodes ocellatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 November 2019.
• Murphy, J. 2016. IUCN: Gonatodes ocellatus  (Least Concern) (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T66083676A115433228. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T66083676A66083734.en

Vernacular names

English: Eyespot Gecko

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