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Yellow-headed gecko

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Yellow-headed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Gonatodes
Species:
G. albogularis
Binomial name
Gonatodes albogularis
(Duméril and Bibron, 1836)[1]
Synonyms

Gymnodactylus albogularis Duméril and Bibron, 1836

The yellow-headed gecko or white-throated gecko (Gonatodes albogularis) is a species of gecko found in warm parts of Central and South America, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and as an introduced species, in Florida.[1]

Subspecies

There are four subspecies:[1]

  • Gonatodes albogularis albogularis
  • Gonatodes albogularis bodinii
  • Gonatodes albogularis fuscus
  • Gonatodes albogularis notatus

Description

The yellow-headed gecko can grow up to between 69–90 mm (2.7–3.5 in).[2] Male yellow-headed geckos have yellowish heads and blue-blue bodies unlike the female yellow-headed geckos which have white-gray heads and bodies.[3] The species are also identified by their round pupils and digits without extending lamellae.[2][4]

Ecology

Yellow-headed geckos feed on insects.[2] They are mainly diurnal.[1] A study in Panama found that they may lay eggs on a seasonal basis, laying more eggs during the rainy season.[5] The species seems to prefer Tropical dry forest, forest edge and anthropogenic habitats.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Gonatodes albogularis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Yellow-headed Gecko". World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
  3. ^ Gonatodes albogularis wildherps
  4. ^ Krysko, K. L.; Daniels, K. J. (2005). "A key to the geckos (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of Florida" (PDF). Caribbean Journal of Science. 41 (1): 28–36.
  5. ^ Sexton, OJ; Turner, O (1971). "The reproductive cycle of a Neotropical lizard". Ecology. 52 (1): 159–164. doi:10.2307/1934748. JSTOR 1934748.
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