Gonatodes rozei

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 rozei

Name

• Gonatodes rozei Rivero-Blanco & Schargel, 2012: 68

Holotype: MHNLS 20780, adult ♂, collected by G. Rivas and W. Schargel, September 17, 2006.

Type locality: “3 km SW of Araguita (10 12’58’’ N, 66 29’07’’ W; ca. 150 m asl), near limit of Guatopo National Park, Miranda, Venezuela.”

Etymology: named after Dr. Janis Roze, a pioneer of Venezuelan herpetology and a mentor to the first author for many years.

References

Primary references

• Rivero-Blanco, C. & Schargel, W.E. 2012. A strikingly polychromatic new species of Gonatodes (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from northern Venezuela. Zootaxa 3518(1): 66–78. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3518.1.4 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Gonatodes rozei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 March 2018.
• Rivas, G. & Schargel, W. 2016. IUCN: Gonatodes rozei  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T66083847A66083878. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T66083847A66083878.en