REPTILlA: SAURIA: GEKKONIDAE 



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GONATODES 



GONATODES Fitzinger 



1843 Gona-todes Fitzinger, Systema Reptilium: 51» Type-species: Gymnodactylus alboqularls Dumeril and 

 Bibron. 



Distribution: Central America; nortiiern South America; West Indies. 



Content: Wermuth, Das Tierreich, 80, 1965» *2-45, listed 18 species in this genus. Five of these 

 ( beebe i Noble, boon i i Van Lidth, collar i s Garman, gaud ichaud i i Duméril and Bibron, and oxycephalus 

 Werner) have either been synonymized with other Gonatodes or removed to other genera. Four 

 additional valid species have been added in recent literature. The status of austral is Gray 

 remains highly questionable, leaving I7 currently recognized species. 



Key to the species 



1. Pupil round 2 



Pupil vert i cal ant illens is 



2. Without dorsolateral light bands 3 



Body with two dorsolateral light bands running 



from eye to base of tail (Fig. 1 ); supracili- 

 ary spine in male baseman i 



3. Some dorsal pattern present 4 



Without pattern dorsally; no ventral markings; 



dorsal color reddish brown annular is 



4. Ground color not dark green, body without ii — 



regularly spaced small light spots 5 



Ground color dark green with many small light 

 spots (Fig. 2) annular is 



Fig. 1. Gonatodes baseman i 



5. No vertebral stripe 6 



Vertebral stripe present, may be somewhat 



inconspicuous 7 



6. No suprac i 1 iary spine; enlarged scales on lower 



surface of tail in continuous series; fewer 



than eight supralabials 10 



Suprac i 1 iarysp i ne present; enlarged scales on 

 lower surface of tail isolated, separated by 

 whorls of tiny scales; 8 supralabials; pattern 

 as in Fig. 3~ annularis 



Clave de espec ies 



1. Pupila redonda 2 



Pupila vert i cal ant illens is 



2. Sin cintas latero-dorsales claras 3 



Con dos cintas latero-dorsales, claras y estre- 

 chas, desde el ojo a la base de la cola (Pig. 



1 ); una espina supraciliar en el macho 



hasemani 



3. Con diseño dorsal, no uniformement coloreado — 4 

 Sin diseño dorsal, uniformement coloreado de 



pardo roj izo annularis 



4. Color general no verde oscuro, y sin manchitas 



irregularmente di spues tas 5 



Color general verde oscuro maculado por multi- 

 ples manchitas claras (Fig. 2) annularis 



Fig. 2. Gonatodes annular is ( boon i i pattern type) 



5. Sin cinta vertebral 6 



Con cinta vertebral conspicua no 7 



6. No hay espina supraciliar proyectada; escamas 



subcaudales ensanchadas, dispuestas en una 

 línea continua; menos de ocho supralabiales-10 

 Una espina proyectada en la región supraciliar; 

 escamas ensanchadas en la cara inferior de la 

 cola aisladas y separadas por anillos de pe- 

 queñas escamas; 8 supralab iales; diseño dorsal 

 como Fig. 3 annular is 



Fig. 3- Gonatodes annular i s ( annularis 

 pattern type) 



