Galapagos Species Database
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Gonatodes caudiscutatus
Geco cabeciamarillo, Salamanquesa o Gecko enano, Gonatodes gecko
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Gekkonidae
Genus
Gonatodes
Species
caudiscutatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Gonatodes collaris Garman, 1892.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1892
Year of introduction: 1892
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Stowaway
Subpathway: Hitchhiker on boats
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Present on San Cristobal, Baltra
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- Olmedo, L.J. Cayot, L.J. (1994) Introduced geckos in the towns of Santa Cruz, San Cristobal and Isabela. Noticias de Galapagos 53: 7-12.
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- Van Denburgh, J. (1912) The geckos of the Galapagos Archipelago. Expedition of the California Academy Sciences to the Galapagos Island 1905-1906. Proceedings of the California Academy Sciences, fourth series 1: 405-430.
- Vanzolini, P.E. (1965) On the gonatodes of the Galapagos Islands (Sauria, Gekkonidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 17(2): 17-19.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Gonatodes caudiscutatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5281. Accessed 30 October 2026.