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Taxonomy of the genus Gonatodes Biodiversity of the family Sphaerodactylidae

Bibliography of the genus
Gonatodes (American Padless Geckos)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Sphaerodactylidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Gonatodes in general

Blanco, C.V.R. 1964. Una neuva especie del genero Gonatodes Fitzinger (Sauria: Sphaerodactylidae) de Venezuela, con clave para las especies del pais. Acta Biologica Venezuelica 4: 170-184.

Campos Brites, V.L. de; Bauab, F. 1995. Una incubadora para huevos de ofidios y saurios. Acta Zoologica Lilloana 43(1): 225-227.

Crnobrna, B.; Armes, M.; Williams, H.F. 2016. Natural history notes: Drepanoides anomalus (Amazone Egg-eating Snake). Diet / ophiophagy. Herpetological Review 47(3): 478.

Gamble, T.; Simons, A.M.; Colli, G.R.; Vitt, L.J. 2008. Tertiary climate change and the diversification of the Amazonian gecko genus Gonatodes (Sphaerodactylidae, Squamata). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46(1): 269-277.

Higham, T.E.; Gamble, T.; Russell, A.P. 2017. On the origin of frictional adhesion in geckos: small morphological changes lead to a major biomechanical transition in the genus Gonatodes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 120(3): 503-517

Hluschi, D. 2009. Gonatodes - die unbekannten Juwelen der Neotropis. Reptilia (D) 14(78): 16-23.

Krintler, K. 1982. Die Geckos der Gattung Gonatodes auf Trinidad und Tabago. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 35(9): 349-350.

McBee, K.; Site, J.W.; Engstrom, M.D.; Rivero-Blanco, C.; Bickham, J.W. 1984. Karyotypes of four species of Neotropical gekkos. Journal of Herpetology 18(1): 83-84.

Persaud, D.; Werner, N.; Werner, Y.L. 2003. Foraging behaviour of three sphaerodactylin geckos on Trinidad and Tobago (Sauria: Gekkonomorpha: Sphaerodactylini: Gonatodes). Journal of Natural History 37(14): 1765-1777.

Rivero-Blanco, C. 1980. The Neotropical lizard genus Gonatodes Fitzinger (Sauria: Sphaerodactylinae). Ph.D. dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

Rogner, M. 2010. Gonatodes und Sphaerodactylus: Terrarienhaltung und Vermehrung von Zwerggeckos. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 63(2): 58-62.

Sturaro, M.J.; Ávila-Pires, T.C.S. 2011. Taxonomic revision of the geckos of the Gonatodes concinnatus complex (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae), with description of two new species. Zootaxa 2869: 1-36.

Vanzolini, P.E. 1955. Sobre Gonatodes varius (Auguste Dumeril), com notas sobre outras especies do genero (Sauria, Gekkonidae). Pap. Dep. Zool. Sci. Agric. S. Paulo 12: 119-132.

Vanzolini, P.E. 1965. On the Gonatodes of the Galapagos Islands (Sauria, Gekkonidae). Papeis Dep. Zool. Sao Paulo 17: 17-19.

Vanzolini, P.E.; Williams, E.E. 1962. Jamaican and Hispaniolan Gonatodes and allied forms (Sauria, Gekkonidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 127: 479-498.

Gonatodes albogularis

Alemán, B.M.; Sunyer, J. 2015. Nature notes: Hemidactylus frenatus Schlegel, 1836 in A. M. C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836. Predation attempt. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(4): 518-519.

Alemán, C. 1953. Contribution al estudio de los reptiles y batracios de la Sierra de Perija. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle 13(35): Unpaginated.

Barquero, M.D. 2017. Natural history notes: Hemidactylus frenatus (Common House Gecko). Diet. Herpetological Review 48(3): 645.

Bello, R.E. 2000. Natural history notes: Anolis sp. and Gonatodes albogularis (Yellow-headed Gecko). Predation. Herpetological Review 31(4): 239-240.

Blanco, C.V.R. 1964. Una neuva especie del genero Gonatodes Fitzinger (Sauria: Sphaerodactylidae) de Venezuela, con clave para las especies del pais. Acta Biologica Venezuelica 4: 170-184.

Bohorquez-Alonso, M.L.; Martínez-Cotrina, J.; Aguilar-Pardo, D.; Font, E.; Molina-Borja, M. 2010. Sex differences in antipredator tail-waving displays of the diurnal yellow-headed gecko Gonatodes albogularis from tropical forests of Colombia. Journal of Ethology 28(2): 305-311.

Brusch, G.A.; Taylor, E.N.; Whitfield, S.M. 2016. Turn up the heat: thermal tolerances of lizards at La Selva, Costa Rica. Oecologia (Berlin) 180(2): 325-334.

Burgess, J.P.; Krysko, K.L.; Borgia, A.P. 2008. Geographic distribution: Gonatodes albogularis (Yellow-headed Gecko). Herpetological Review 39(3): 367.

Carr, A.P. 1939. A geckonid lizard new to the fauna of the United States. Copeia 1939: 232.

Diaz, L.M. 2008. Pflege und Zucht des Kubanischen Gelbkopfgeckos gonatodes Albuogularis fuscus. Aquaristik Fachmagazin & Aquarium Heute 40(1)(199): 90-91.

Domínguez, M. 2010. Natural history notes: Anolis porcatus (Cuban Green Anole, Caguayo). Saurophagy. Herpetological Review 41(2): 215-216.

Domínguez-López, M.E.; Diego-Rasilla, F.J.; Ortega-León, Á.M. 2016. Effects of sex and microhabitat structure on escape behaviour in the diurnal gecko Gonatodes albogularis. Animal Biology (Leiden) 66(1): 31-47.

Domínguez-López, M.E.; Kacoliris, F.P.; Ortega-León, Á.M. 2015. Effects of microhabitat temperature on escape behavior in the diurnal gecko, Gonatodes albogularis (Duméril & Bibron, 1836) (Squamata: Sauria: Sphaerodactylidae). Herpetozoa 28(1-2): 49-54.

Domínguez-López, M.E.; Kacoliris, F.P.; Simoy, M.V. 2018. Escape behavior in gravid and non-gravid females of Gonatodes albogularis (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae). Phyllomedusa 17(1): 73-81.

Domínguez-López, M.E.; Ortega-Leon, A.M.; Zamora-Abrego, J.G. 2015. Tail autotomy effects on the escape behavior of the lizard Gonatodes albogularis (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae), from Cordoba, Colombia. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 88: 1.

Espinoza, A.; Barrio-Amorós, C. 2018. Nature notes: Ungaliophis panamensis Schmidt, 1933. Predation on Gonatodes albogularis. Mesoamerican Herpetology 5(1): 165-166.

Filipiak, D.; Lewis, T.R. 2012. Natural history notes: Gonatodes albogularis (Yellow-headed Dwarf Gecko). Predation. Herpetological Review 43(3): 486.

Guzmán-Guzmán, S.; Martínez, M.P. 2016. Geographic distribution: Gonatodes albogularis (Yellow-headed Gecko). Herpetological Review 47(3): 423.

Heselhaus, R. 1988. Gonatodes fuscus, ein Zwerg-Taggecko aus Panama. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 41(3): 131-133.

Jablonski, D. 2015. Nature notes: Gonatodes albogularis. Communal egg laying. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(2): 195–196.

Kronauer, D. 2000. Die Herpetofauna eines Gummibaumes (Ficus maximus) im karibischen Tiefland Costa Ricas. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 22(124): 5-10.

Krysko, K.L. 2005. Ecological status of the introduced Yellow-headed Gecko, Gonatodes albogularis (Sauria: Gekkonidae), in Florida. Florida Scientist 68(4): 272-280.

Leal, F.; Tarazona, O.A.; Ramírez-Pinilla, M.P. 2010. Limb development in the gekkonid lizard Gonatodes albogularis: a reconsideration of homology in the lizard carpus and tarsus. Journal of Morphology 271(11): 1328-1341.

Marca, E. la; Garcia, J.E. 1987. New herpetological records from the Sierra de Perija, Venezuela. Herpetological Review 18(3): 57.

Martínez Silvestre, A.; Barrio-Amorós, C.L. 2018. Miscellaneous notes: Bicephaly in Gonatodes albogularis (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae). Mesoamerican Herpetology 5(1): 195-197.

Martínez-Cotrina, J.; Bohorquez-Alonso, M.L.; Molina-Borja, M. 2014. Morphological and behavioural correlates of contest success in male Yellow-headed Geckos, Gonatodes albogularis: sequential assessment or self-assessment. Behaviour 151(11): 1535-1554.

Moreno-Arias, R.A. 2016. Natural history notes: Gonatodes albogularis (Yellow-headed Gecko). Predation. Herpetological Review 47(4): 669-670.

Penuela, M. 2011. [Sexual dimorphism of the second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D/4D) of Gonatodes albogularis (Gekkonidae) in Colombia]. (In Spanish). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (Sao Paulo) 51(16): 253-257.

Petzold, H.G. 1965. Ein Kubanischer Gelbkopkgecko in Tierpark Berlin. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 12(3): [from separate: no pagination].

Rivero-Blanco, C. 1967. Un género y dos especies de tuqueques (Sauria: Sphaerodactylinae) citados por primera vez para Venezuela, con notas sobre la distribución de otras especies poco conocidas. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle 27: 103-119.

Roesler, H. 1998. Bemerkungen zur Fortpflanzung von Gonatodes albogularis fuscus (Hallowell, 1855) aus Costa Rica (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Gekkota 1: 176-183.

Rogner, M. 1997. Der Gelbkopf-Gecko Gonatodes fuscus Hallowell, 1855. TI-Magazin 138: 45-47.

Röll, B. 2003. Gonatodes albogularis (Dumeril & Bibron). Sauria (Berlin) 25(3): 577-580 (Suppl).

Röll, B. 2009. Neotropische Taggeckos - Gonatodes albogularis, Gonatodes fuscus & Gonatodes vittatus. Natur und Tier-Verlag, Münster. 64 pp.

Rösler, H. 1998. Bemerkungen zur Fortpflanzung von Gonatodes albogularis fuscus (Hallowell, 1855) aus Costa Rica (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Gekkota 1: 176-183.

Schmid, M.; Steinlein, C.; Feichtinger, W.; Haaf, T.; Mijares-Urrutia, A.; Schargel, W.E.; Hedges, S.B. 2014. Cytogenetic studies on Gonatodes (Reptilia, Squamata, Sphaerodactylidae). Cytogenetic and Genome Research 144(1): 47-61.

Serrano-Cardozo, V.H.; Ramírez-Pinilla, M.P.; Ortega, J.E.; Cortes, L.A. 2007. Annual reproductive activity of Gonatodes albogularis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) living in an anthropic area in Santander, Colombia. South American Journal of Herpetology 2(1): 31-38.

Sexton, O.J.; Turner, O. 1971. The reproductive cycle of a neotropical lizard. Ecology 52: 159-164.

Smith, H.M. 1944. Gonatodes fuscus in Mexico. Copeia 1944: 187.

Sosa-Bartuano, A.; Lau, R. 2016. Nature notes: Gonatodes albogularis. Predation by a Barred Puffbird (Nystalus radiatus). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(1): 146-147.

Sosa-Bartuano, A.; Trani, J. di 2016. Nature notes: Gonatodes albogularis. Predation by a Brown Vinesnake (Oxybelis aeneus). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(3): 721-823.

Sunyer, J.; Nicholson, K.E.; Phillips, J.G.; Gubler, J.A.; Obando, L.A. 2013. Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) of the Corn Islands, Caribbean Nicaragua. Check List 9(6): 1383-1390.

Valdés-Orellana, L.; McCranie, J.R. 2011. Geographic distribution: Gonatodes albogularis (Yellow-headed Gecko; Geco Cabeza amarilla). Herpetological Review 42(4): 568.

Vanzolini, P.E. 1955. Sobre Gonatodes varius (Auguste Dumeril), com notas sobre outras especies do genero (Sauria, Gekkonidae). Pap. Dep. Zool. Sci. Agric. S. Paulo 12: 119-132.

Wilson, L.D. 1979. New departmental records for reptiles and amphibians from Honduras. Herpetological Review 10(1): 25.

Gonatodes alexandermendesi

Cole, C.J.; Kok, P.J.R. 2006. A new species of gekkonid lizard (Sphaerodactylinae: Gonatodes) from Guyana, South America. American Museum Novitates 3524: 1-13.

Gonatodes annularis

Fuenmayor, G.R.; Molina, C.R. 2005. Field observations of the lizard Gonatodes annularis Boulenger, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Venezuela. Gekko 4(1): 2-5.

Rivero-Blanco, C. 1967. Un género y dos especies de tuqueques (Sauria: Sphaerodactylinae) citados por primera vez para Venezuela, con notas sobre la distribución de otras especies poco conocidas. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle 27: 103-119.

Schmid, M.; Steinlein, C.; Feichtinger, W.; Haaf, T.; Mijares-Urrutia, A.; Schargel, W.E.; Hedges, S.B. 2014. Cytogenetic studies on Gonatodes (Reptilia, Squamata, Sphaerodactylidae). Cytogenetic and Genome Research 144(1): 47-61.

Gonatodes antillensis

Bennett, A.F.; Gorman, G.C. 1979. Population density and energetics of lizards on a tropical island. Oecologia (Heidelberg) 42(3): 339-358.

Dornburg, A.; Warren, D.L.; Iglesias, T.; Brandley, M.C. 2011. Natural history observations of the ichthyological and herpetological fauna on the island of Curacao (Netherlands). Bulletin Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University 52(1): 181-186.

Kastle, W. 1971. Gymnodactylus antillensis Lidth de Jeude. Aqua Terra 8: 101-103.

Lamb, A.D.; Watkins-Colwell, G.J.; Moore, J.A.; Warren, D.L.; Iglesias, T.L.; Brandley, M.C.; Dornburg, A. 2017. Endolymphatic sac use and reproductive activity in the Lesser Antilles endemic gecko Gonatodes antillensis (Gekkota: Sphaerodactylidae). Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 58(1): 17-29

Laurent, R.F. 1949. Note sur quelques reptiles appartenant a la collection de l'lnstitut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. III. Formes americaines. Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. 25(9): 1-20.

Meeuwen, H.M. van 1974. Aantekeningen over de systematische positie en de biologie von Gymnodactylus antillensis Lidth de Jeude, 1877. Lacerta 32(12): 187-194.

Gonatodes astralis

Schargel, W.E.; Rivas-Fuenmayor, G.A.; Makowsky, R.; Senaris, J.C.; Natera-Mumaw, M.; Barros, T.R.; Molina, C.R.; Barrio-Amorós, C.L. 2010. Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Gonatodes (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) in the Guayana region, with description of a new species from Venezuela. Systematics and Biodiversity 8(3): 321-339.

Gonatodes caudiscutatus

Baldamus, P. 2009. Haltung und Nachzucht von Gonatodes caudiscutatus. Reptilia (D) 14(78): 28-30.

Carvajal-Campos, A.; Torres-Carvajal, O. 2012. Gonatodes caudiscutatus (Gunther, 1859) (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae): distribution extension in Ecuador. Check List 8(3): 525-527.

Mertens, R. 1963. Die Wiederentdeckung der Geckonengattung Gonatodes auf den Galapagos. Senckenbergiana Biologica 44: 21-23.

Olmedo, J.; Cayot, L. 1994. Introduced geckos in the towns of Santa Cruz, San Cristobal and Isabela. Noticias de Galapagos 53: 7-12.

Sturaro, M.J.; Ávila-Pires, T.C.S. 2013. Redescription of the gecko Gonatodes caudicutatus (Günther, 1859) (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae). South American Journal of Herpetology 8(2): 132-145.

Wright, J.W. 1983. The distribution and status of Gonatodes collaris in the Galapagos Archipelago. Herpetological Review 14(1): 32.

Gonatodes ceciliae

Donoso-Barros, R. 1966. Dos nuevos Gonatodes de Venezuela (Sauria Gekkonidae) (Conclusion). Noticiario Mensual Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Santiago) 122: 1-6.

Donoso-Barros, R. 1966. Dos nuevos Gonatodes de Venezuela (Sauria Gekkonidae). Noticiario Mensual Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Santiago) 121: 4-8.

Donoso-Barros, R. 1966. Dos nuevos Gonatodes de Venezuela. Publ. Occ. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat., Santiago 11: 1-32.

Fuenmayor, G.R.; Ugueto, G.N.; Barrio-Amoros, C.L.; Barros, T.R. 2006. Natural history and color variation of two species of Gonatodes (Gekkonidae) in Venezuela. Herpetological Review 37(4): 412-416.

McBee, K.; Bickham, J.W.; Dixon, J.R. 1987. Male heterogamety and chromosomal variation in Caribbean geckos. Journal of Herpetology 21(1): 68-71.

Stevland, P.C. 2007. A first record of the gecko Gonatodes ceciliae for the Island of Gaspar Grande, Trinidad and Tobago. Living World (August): 88. 2007: 88.

Gonatodes concinnatus

Rivero-Blanco, C. 1967. Un género y dos especies de tuqueques (Sauria: Sphaerodactylinae) citados por primera vez para Venezuela, con notas sobre la distribución de otras especies poco conocidas. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle 27: 103-119.

Gonatodes daudini

Bentz, E.J.; Rivera-Rodríguez, M.J.; John, R.R.; Henderson, R.W.; Powell, R. 2011. Population densities, activity, microhabitats, and thermal biology of a unique crevice- and litter-dwelling assemblage of reptiles on Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 6(1): 40-50.

John, R.R.; Rivera-Rodríguez, M.J.; Bentz, E.J.; Henderson, R.W.; Powell, R. 2012. Gonatodes daudini Powell and Henderson - Union Island Gecko. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 895: 1-2.

Powell, R.; Henderson, R.W. 2005. A new species of Gonatodes (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the West Indies. Caribbean Journal of Science 41(4): 709-715.

Rivera-Rodríguez, M.J.; Bentz, E.J.; John, R.R.; Powell, R. 2011. Intraspecific and intergeneric behavioural interactions of Sphaerodactylus kirbyi and Gonatodes daudini (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) on Union Island, St. Vincent and Grenadines. Salamandra 47(1): 9-16.

Gonatodes falconensis

Mijares-Urrutia, A.; Arends-R., A. 1995. Aportes al conocimiento de Gonatodes falconensis Shreve, 1947 (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) del noroeste de Venezuela. Amphibia-Reptilia 16(2): 203-210.

Rivero-Blanco, C. 1967. Un género y dos especies de tuqueques (Sauria: Sphaerodactylinae) citados por primera vez para Venezuela, con notas sobre la distribución de otras especies poco conocidas. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle 27: 103-119.

Schmid, M.; Steinlein, C.; Feichtinger, W.; Haaf, T.; Mijares-Urrutia, A.; Schargel, W.E.; Hedges, S.B. 2014. Cytogenetic studies on Gonatodes (Reptilia, Squamata, Sphaerodactylidae). Cytogenetic and Genome Research 144(1): 47-61.

Shreve, B. 1947. On Venezuelan reptiles and amphibians collected by Dr. G. Kugler. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard 99(5): 517-537.

Gonatodes ferrugineus

Pinto, B.J.; Colli, G.R.; Higham, T.E.; Russell, A.P.; Scantlebury, D.P.; Vitt, L.J.; Gamble, T. 2018. Population genetic structure and species delimitation of a widespread, Neotropical dwarf gecko. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 133 [2019]: 54-66.

Gonatodes hasemani

Amaral, A. do 1932. Novos gęneros e espécies de largartos do Brasil. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 7: 51-74.

Strüssmann, C.; Carvalho, M.A. de 1998. New herpetological records for the state of Mato Grosso, western Brazil. Herpetological Review 29(3): 183-185.

Vitt, L.J.; Souza, R.A.; Sartorius, S.S.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Esposito, M.C. 2000. Comparative ecology of sympatric Gonatodes (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in the western Amazon of Brazil. Copeia 2000(1): 83-95.

Gonatodes humeralis

Aguiar, K.; Okada, M.; Costa-Campos, C.E. 2014. Natural history notes: Gonatodes humeralis (Trinidad Gecko). Predation. Herpetological Review 45(3): 498-499.

Ávila-Pires, T.C.S.; Mulcahy, D.G.; Werneck, F.P.; Sites, J.W. 2012. Phylogeography of the teiid lizard Kentropyx calcarata and the sphaerodactylid Gonatodes humeralis (Reptilia: Squamata): testing a geological scenario for the lower Amazon-Tocantins basins, Amazonia, Brazil. Herpetologica 68(3): 272-287.

Caldeira Costa, H.; Avelar Sao Pedro, V. de; Santana, D.J.; Neves Feio, R. 2009. Natural history notes: Gonatodes humeralis (NCN). Defensive behavior. Herpetological Review 40(2): 221.

Fernandes, M.E.B.; Maciel, A.O.; Santos, F.S.; Linke, I.L.A.H.V.; Ravetta, A.L. 2009. Natural history notes: Gonatodes humeralis (NCN). Habitat occurence; escape behavior. Herpetological Review 40(2): 221-222.

Gotwald, W.H. 1984. Lizard eggs in an arboreal carton nest of of Neotropical ant Azteca sp.: example of a nest/egg-laying association between vertebrates and aculeate Hymenoptera. Sociobiology 9(1): 9-18.

Hagmann, G. 1906. Die Eier von Gonatodes humeralis, Tupinambis nigropunctatus und Caiman sclerops. 3. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Lebens- und Fortpflanzungsweise der brasilianischen Reptilien. Zoologische Jahrbücher (Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere) (Jena) 24: Unpaginated.

Hardy, J.D. 1984. Herpetology of Tobago: additions, deletions, and taxonomic changes. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 20(1): 12-19.

Kupriyanov, V.M.S.; Daza, J.D.; Bauer, A.M.; Gaban-Lima, R.; Rocha-Brito, G.R.; Hoefling, E. 2012. Six species of Amazonian Woodcreepers (Aves: Dendrocolaptidae) preying upon lizards and frogs. Journal of Natural History 46(47-48): 2985-2997.

Maciel, A.O.; Gomes, J.O.; Costa, J.C.L.; Andrade, G.V. 2005. Natural history notes: Gonatodes humeralis (NCN). Oviposition site. Herpetological Review 36(2): 178.

Miranda, J.P.; Andrade, G.V. 2003. Seasonality in the diet, perch use, and reproduction of the gecko Gonatodes humeralis from eastern Brazilian Amazon. Journal of Herpetology 37(2): 433-438.

Miranda, J.P.; Ricci-Lobao, A.; Rocha, C.F.D. 2010. Influence of structural habitat use on the thermal ecology of Gonatodes humeralis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from a transitional forest in Maranhao, Brazil. Zoologia 27(1): 35-39.

Nunes, V.S. 1984. Ciclo de actividade e utilizacao do habitat por Gonatodes humeralis (Sauria, Gekkonidae) em Manaus, Amazonas. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (Săo Paulo) 35(13): 147-152.

Oda, W.Y. 2004. Communal egg laying by Gonatodes humeralis (Sauria, Gekkonidae) in Manaus primary and secondary forest areas. Acta Amazonica 34(2): 331-332.

Oda, W.Y. 2008. Microhabitat utilization and population density of the lizard Gonatodes humeralis (Guichenot, 1855) (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) in forest areas. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi (Zoologia) 3(2): 165-177.

Oliveira, M.E.; Martins, M. 1998. Natural history notes: Rhinobothryum lentiginosum (NCN). Diet. Herpetological Review 29(2): 105.

Persaud, D.; Werner, N.; Werner, Y.L. 2003. Foraging behaviour of three sphaerodactylin geckos on Trinidad and Tobago (Sauria: Gekkonomorpha: Sphaerodactylini: Gonatodes). Journal of Natural History 37(14): 1765-1777.

Pinto, B.J.; Colli, G.R.; Higham, T.E.; Russell, A.P.; Scantlebury, D.P.; Vitt, L.J.; Gamble, T. 2018. Population genetic structure and species delimitation of a widespread, Neotropical dwarf gecko. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 133 [2019]: 54-66.

Ribeiro Carvalho, E.A.; Pimentel Lima, A.; Magnusson, W.E.; Mangabeira Albernaz, A.L.K. 2008. Long-term effect of forest fragmentation on the Amazonian gekkonid lizards, Coleodactylus amazonicus and Gonatodes humeralis. Austral Ecology 33(6): 723-729.

Roberto, I.J.; Pinto, T.; Schlickmann, A.; Fraga, A. 2014. From Amazonia to the semi-arid: the unexpected record of Gonatodes humeralis (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) for the caatinga biome. Herpetology Notes 7: 309-311.

Seifan, T.; Quesnel, V.C.; Werner, N.; Werner, Y.L. 2002. Field observations of the lizards Gonatodes humeralis and G. ocellatus (Gekkonomorpha: Sphaerodactylini) in Trinidad and Tobago. Living World 2002: 19-26.

Silva Nunes, J.R. da 2002. Comportamento de Gonatodes humeralis (Sauria, Gekkonidae) em area perturbada. pp. 151-155. In: Zuanon, J. & Venticinque, E. (eds.). Amazonian Forest Ecology: field course 2002. 2nd ed. Ecologia da Floresta Anazonica: curso de campo 2002. Segunda edicao. Projeto Dinamica Biologica de Fragmentos Florestais, Manaus. 163 pp.

Silva, M.B. da; Rodrigues, V.; Alves da Rocha, W. 2007. Geographic distribution: Gonatodes humeralis. Brazil: Piaui. Herpetological Review 38(3): 351.

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Gonatodes infernalis

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Gonatodes lichenosus

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Gonatodes ligiae

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Gonatodes nascimentoi

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Gonatodes naufragus

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Gonatodes ocellatus

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Gonatodes petersi

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Gonatodes rayito

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Gonatodes riveroi

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Gonatodes rozei

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Gonatodes seigliei

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Gonatodes superciliaris

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Gonatodes taniae

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Gonatodes tapajonicus

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Gonatodes timidus

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Gonatodes vittatus

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