Gonatodes alexandermendesi

Gonatodes alexandermendesi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Gonatodes
Species:	G. alexandermendesi
Binomial name
Gonatodes alexandermendesi Cole & Kok, 2006

Gonatodes alexandermendesi is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is indigenous to northern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, alexandermendesi, is in honor of Guyanese businessman Alexander Mendes for his aid to visiting naturalists. ^[2]

Geographic range

Gonatodes alexandermendesi is found in Guyana and Venezuela. ^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Gonatodes alexandermendesi is forest, at altitudes of 120–900 m (390–2,950 ft). ^[1]

Behavior

Gonatodes alexandermendesi is diurnal. ^{[1] [3]}

Description

Gonatodes alexandermendesi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in). ^[4] It has a very elongate spine on the supraciliary flap above the eye. ^[5]

Reproduction

Gonatodes alexandermendesi is oviparous. ^[3]

References

1. Hoogmoed M, Ouboter P (2016). "Gonatodes alexandermendesi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T66080209A66080212. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T66080209A66080212.en. Downloaded on 15 February 2019.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gonatodes alexandermendesi, p. 175).
3. Gonatodes alexandermendesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
4. Cole & Kok (2006), p. 9.
5. Cole & Kok (2006). p. 2 + Figure 2 on p. 5.

Further reading

• Cole, Charles J.; Kok, Philippe J. R. (2006). " A New Species of Gekkonid Lizard (Sphaerodactylinae: Gonatodes) from Guyana, South America". American Museum Novitates (3524): 1–13. (Gonatodes alexandermendesi, new species).
• Cole, Charles J.; Townsend, Carol R.; Reynolds, Robert P.; MacCulloch, Ross D.; Lathrop, Amy (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological society of Washington125 (4): 317–578 + Plates 580–620.
• Rivas, G.A.; Molina, C.R.; Ugueto, G.N.; Barros, T.R.; Barrio-Amorós, C.L.; Kok, P.J.R. (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa. 3211: 1–64.
• Schargel, Walter E.; Rivas, Gilson A.; Makowsky, Robert; Señaris, J. Celsa; Natera, Marco A.; Barros, Tito R.; Molina, César R.; Barrio-Amorós, César L. (2010). "Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Gonatodes (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) in the Guyana region, with description of a new species from Venezuela". Systematics and Biodiversity8 (3): 321–339.