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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.
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
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 ...
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.
Genus Gonatodes (yellow-headed gecko) [2] Genus Hemidactylus (common house gecko) [2] Genus Lepidoblepharis (Costa Rica scaly-eyed gecko) [2] Genus Sphaerodactylus (yellow-tailed dwarf gecko, spotted dwarf gecko) [2] Genus Lepidodactylus (mourning gecko) [3]
Species of Gonatodes are found in Central America including southern Mexico, a few Caribbean Islands (including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Union Island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines) and the northern part of South America, including Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, parts of Brazil, Venezuela, the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, and some of the small ...
Phelsuma is a large genus of geckos in the family Gekkonidae. Species in the genus Phelsuma are commonly referred to as day geckos.. Some day geckos are seriously endangered and some are common, but all Phelsuma species are CITES Appendix II listed.