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The name yellow-headed gecko is now commonly used for this species in the United States, but it originally applied to Gonatodes fuscus, now G. albogularis fuscus, which is the subspecies formerly found as an introduced species in Florida. [4] [6] In Venezuela it is known as mea-mea or machurito in Spanish.
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The yellow-headed dwarf gecko has a defense mechanism called tail autotomy, where they drop their tails to flee to safety when they are attacked by a predator. However, tail autotomy only gives the gecko an immediate benefit to escape because an autotomized gecko is slower without its tail and has difficulty running on vertical surfaces.
The Lungcu slender gecko can reach about 3.4 inches in size and has a “triangular” head. Its body has a “brown sand” coloring with “irregular dark brown streaks.” A photo shows the ...
The yellow-headed day gecko (Phelsuma klemmeri), also commonly called the cheerful day gecko, Klemmer's day gecko, [2] and the neon day gecko, is a small diurnal species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. This endangered species is endemic to northwestern Madagascar and inhabits coastal forests (both dry and humid), dwelling on bamboo ...
Lygodactylus luteopicturatus G. Pasteur, 1964 – dwarf yellow-headed gecko, yellow-headed dwarf gecko; Lygodactylus madagascariensis (Boettger, 1881) – Madagascar dwarf gecko; Lygodactylus manni Loveridge, 1928 – Mann's dwarf gecko; Lygodactylus methueni V. FitzSimons, 1937 – Methuen's dwarf gecko, Woodbrush dwarf gecko
Gonatodes albogularis (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836) – white-throated clawed gecko, white-throated gecko, yellow-headed gecko Gonatodes albogularis albogularis (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836) Gonatodes albogularis bodinii Rivero-Blanco, 1968; Gonatodes albogularis notatus (J.T. Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862) Gonatodes alexandermendesi Cole ...
Striped day gecko (P. dorsivittata) Yellow-throated day gecko (P. flavigularis) Anja day gecko Madagascar giant day gecko Yellow-headed day gecko (P. klemmeri) Lined day gecko Mauritius ornate day gecko Peacock day gecko (P. quadriocellata) Standing's day gecko (P. standingi) Phelsuma abbotti Stejneger, 1893