Homonota Explained

Homonota is a genus of South American geckos, commonly known as marked geckos.

Species & subspecies

• Homonota andicola Cei, 1978 – Cei's marked gecko
• Homonota borellii (Peracca, 1897) – Borelli's marked gecko
• Homonota darwinii Boulenger, 1885 – Darwin's marked gecko^[1]
  • Homonota darwinii darwinii Boulenger, 1885
  • Homonota darwinii macrocephala Cei, 1978
• Homonota fasciata (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836) – South American marked gecko
• Homonota horrida (Burmeister, 1861) – South American marked gecko
• Homonota itambere Cabral & Cacciali, 2021
• Homonota marthae Cacciali, Morando, L. Avila & G. Köhler, 2018
• Homonota rupicola Cacciali, I. Ávila & Bauer, 2007
• Homonota septentrionalis Cacciali, Morando, Medina, G. Köhler, Motte & L. Avila, 2017
• Homonota taragui Cajade, Etchepare, Falcione, Barrasso & Alvarez, 2013
• Homonota underwoodi Kluge, 1964 – Underwood's marked gecko^[1]
• Homonota uruguayensis (Vaz-Ferreira & Sierra de Soriano, 1961) - Uruguay marked gecko
• Homonota whitii Boulenger, 1885 - Argentine marked gecko
• Homonota williamsii L. Ávila, Perez, Minoli & Morando, 2012

Nota bene

A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Homonota.

Geographic range

Species within this genus are known to occur in many parts of South America.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Gekkonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Homonota, p. 21), (Homonota darwinii, new species, pp. 21–22 + Plate III, Figure 7), (Homonota whitii, new species, p. 22 + Plate III, Figure 6).
• Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Homonota, new genus, p. 171).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]