Biology:Homonota gaudichaudii

Homonota gaudichaudii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Phyllodactylidae
Genus:	Homonota
Species:	H. gaudichaudii
Binomial name
Homonota gaudichaudii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
Synonyms
Gymnodactylus gaudichaudii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836 Saurodactylus gaudichaudii — Fitzinger, 1843 Homonota guidichaudi [sic] — Gray, 1845 (ex errore) Gonatodes gaudichaudii — Boulenger, 1885 Homonota gaudichaudii — Kluge, 1964 Garthia gaudichaudii — Donoso-Barros & Vanzolini, 1965

Homonota gaudichaudii is a species of gecko endemic to the Chilean mattoral ecoregion, found chiefly in the nation of Chile (Hogan & World Wildlife Fund 2013). The common name for this species is Chilean marked gecko.

Taxonomy

This organism was first described by André Marie Constant Duméril and Gabriel Bibron in the year 1836 as a new species of lizard, Gymnodactylus gaudichaudii. Over the years the species has been assigned to several different genera by various authorities. Most recently, it has been placed in the genus Garthia.

Etymology

The specific name, gaudichaudii, is in honor of French botanist Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré.

External links

• Hogan, C. Michael, & World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
• Encyclopedia of Life (2013). Homonota gaudichaudii

Further reading

• Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1836). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome troisième [General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of the Reptiles, Volume 3]. Paris: Roret. iv + 517 pp. (Gymnodactylus gaudichaudii, new species, pp. 413–414).

Wikidata ☰ Q3139863 entry