Homonota darwinii

Homonota darwinii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Phyllodactylidae
Genus:	Homonota
Species:	H. darwinii
Binomial name
	Homonota darwinii; Boulenger, 1885

Last updated September 28, 2024

Homonota darwinii, also known commonly as Darwin's marked gecko or the prickly gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Argentina. There are two recognized subspecies.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, darwinii, is in honor of English naturalist Charles Darwin, author of On the Origin of Species .^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of H. darwinii are grassland, shrubland, and forest.^[1]

Reproduction

H. darwinii is oviparous.^[1]^[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

Homonota darwinii darwinii Boulenger, 1885
Homonota darwinii macrocephala Cei, 1978

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References

1 2 3 Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G.; Williams, J. (2016). "Homonota darwinii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T56234119A56234126. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56234119A56234126.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Homonota darwinii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 26 January 2019.
↑ 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. (Homonota darwinii, p. 65).