Gonatodes albogularis (Dumeril et Bibron, 1836)

Barrio-Amorós, Cesar L. & Ortíz, Juan C., 2016, Venezuelan geckos (Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae) in the collection of the Universidad de Concepción in Chile, with description of the type series of Gonatodes ligiae and Gonatodes petersi (Sphaerodactylidae), Zootaxa 4136 (3), pp. 537-552 : 540

Gonatodes albogularis (Dumeril et Bibron, 1836) .

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Specimens. MZUC 11040 (juvenile) 9 December 1963, Ejido, estado Mérida. MZUC 21151 (adult female), MZUC 21152 (adult female), MZUC 21153 (adult female), MZUC 21154 (adult female), MZUC 21155 (juvenile) and MZUC 40155 (adult male), all with same data as MZUC 11040. MZUC 21156 (adult male), 9 de December 1963, Ejido, estado Mérida.

Remarks. The series from Ejido, Mérida, appears in the catalogue as collected in 1960, but there is no evidence that RDB visited Venezuela in that year, so this must be a catalogue mistake. He collected extensively during 1963 and 1964. He collected from nearby localities in December 1963.

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FIGURE 2. A: Gonatodes albogularis. A common species in Northern Venezuela and Colombia, now introduced to many areas where it formerly was unknown. Male. La Acequia, estado Barinas. B: Gonatodes ceciliae, male. A gorgeous species endemic to the Península de Paria; Macuro, estado Sucre, described by RDB. C: Gonatodes humeralis. One of the most widespread geckos in South America. Male. Imataca, estado Bolívar. D: Gonatodes seigliei, male. Another beautiful species described by RDB, from Cueva del Guácharo, estado Monagas. E: Gonatodes taniae, female. An endemic species from the central Cordillera de la Costa in Northern Venezuela. Rancho Grande, estado Aragua. F: Gonatodes vittatus, male. Common species in dry areas, Coro, estado Falcón. Photos by C. L. Barrio-Amorós.