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Yellow-head gecko

Gonatodes albogularis

Description:

It is a conspicuous small diurnal lizard that lives in a huge variety of ecological conditions, from dry zones to tropical rain forests, between 0-1500 m altitude

Habitat:

Tree-Trunk

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7 Comments

DominguezLopezMoi
DominguezLopezMoi 12 years ago

Thanks KarenL, y si la verdad es que esos bichos expresan mucha variación en su coloración.....

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Very nice spotting!
Welcome to the Community Dominguez!

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

Eso me estaba preguntando, por que el color rojizo, siempre los he visto es como en un tono naranja. Muy lindo!

DominguezLopezMoi
DominguezLopezMoi 12 years ago

Oh yeah, this gecko have a variation in the coloration......sounds like this is a nuptial coloration

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Certainly not doubting your ID. Sometimes I just wonder how animals get their names :)

DominguezLopezMoi
DominguezLopezMoi 12 years ago

Thanks Cindy but this gecko is Gonatodes albogularis, no doubt :)

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

The name seems misleading with this image :) Great spotting Dominguez and welcome to Project Noah!

DominguezLopezMoi
Spotted by
DominguezLopezMoi

Montería, Córdoba, Colombia

Spotted on Jan 15, 2012
Submitted on Jan 15, 2012

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