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References: Dixon (1962. Southwest. Nat., 7 ( 3-4 ): 211-226) ; Dixon • Huey 

 (1970. Los Angeles Co. Mus . Nat. Hist. Contrib. Sci . , 192:1-78); Rivero- 

 Blanco & Dixon (1979. Idem). 



Fseudogozi^todiss InrrnlaLtua (Roux, 1927) 

 Distribution: No records are available, except those cited in literature. 

 El Mene (Municipio Acosta), Ojo de Agua, Pauji (both localities within 

 the Municipio Union) . 



Habitats: Tropophilous semi-deciduous seasonal forest. 



Remarks: The localities Ojo de Agua and Pauji were originally mentioned 

 from "Acosta District" but currently this locality belong to the 

 Municipio Union (Anonimous, 1994. Nomenclador de Centres Poblados Total 

 Nacional. Ocei, Caracas, p.) 



References: Roux (1927. Verh. Naturf. Ges . Basel, 38:251-261); Shreve 

 (1947. Idem) . 



SphacxodActylTis mole! (Boettger, 1894) 

 Distribution: A very rare gecko with only three known records in Falcon: 

 Km 40 (Municipio Silva) ; El Mene (Municipio Acosta); Pauji (Municipio 

 Union) . 



Habitats: Tropophilous semi-deciduous seasonal forest. 

 References: Donoso-Barros (1968. Idem); Peters & Donoso-Barros (1970. 

 Idem); Roux (1927. Idem: under the name Sphaerodactylus venezuelanus) ; 

 Shreve (1947. Idem); Vanzolini {1968a-b. Idem). 



rhecadactyius cf. rapicauchis (Houttuyn, 1782) 

 Distribution: This large gecko is omnipresent along all territory of 

 Falcon: Riecito (Municipio Jacura) ; near Cuare, near Sanare, Cayo Abajo 

 (Municipio Monsenor Iturriza) ; Tucacas (Municipio Silva); Boca de Hueque 

 (Municipio Piritu) ; Cerro Santa Ana, near San Jose de Cocodite, Adaure, 

 freeway Coro-Punto Fijo (all this localities within the Municipio Falcon, 

 Peninsula de Paraguana); El Mene-San Lorenzo (Municipio Acosta); 

 Pedregal-El Jobo (Municipio Democracia) ; near Santa Ana, Tacuato (both 

 localities within the Municipio Carirubana, Peninsula de Paraguana) ; Las 

 Lapas (Municipio Silva); Mene de Mauroa (Municipio Mauroa) ; Coro, Los 

 Chipes (both localities within the Municipio Miranda); La Vela (Municipio 

 Colina); Taratara (Municipio Sucre); Cataratas de Hueque (Municipio 

 Petit) . 



Habitats: All habitats within the Falcon territory. 



Remarks: The specimens from Falcon are currently under study because its 

 karyology differ from those of Central America and Caribbean Islands 

 specimens (M. Schmid, personal communication, August 1998). We 

 tentatively allocate this specimens to T. rapicaudus. This taxon is 

 currently under study by M. Schmid, J. Manzanilla and senior author) . 

 Referencess: Bisbal (1990. Idem); Marcuzzi (1950. Idem); Rivero-Blanco & 

 Dixon (1970. Idem); Shreve (1947. Idem). 



Family Gymnophthalmidae 



Aa^dla steyerl Nieden 1914 

 Distribution: This is a species very uncommon: Pauji (Municipio Union) ; 

 Cataratas de Hueque (Municipio Petit, Sierra de San Luis). 

 Habitats: Tropophilous deciduous basimontane forest. 



References: Oftedal (1974. Arq. Zool., S. Paulo, 25 (4) :203-265) ; Shreve 

 (1947. Idem); Mijares-Urrutia & Arends (1999. Idem). 



