Gonatodes atricucullaris NOBLE, 1921

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Higher Taxa	Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Cajamarca Gecko
Synonym	Gonatodes atricucullaris NOBLE 1921: 135 Gonatodes atricucullaris — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 132 Gonatodes atricucullaris — RÖSLER 2000: 84
Distribution	NW Peru (Cajamarca) Type locality: Bellavista, Peru
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MCZ 14042
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3920 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Behavior: mainly diurnal
Etymology	Named after Latin ater, black, coal-black, gloomy, dark and Latin cucullare, dressed in or covered with a cowl. [“...Male with a jet black head above and below...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024)
References	Daan, S. & Hillenius,D. 1966. Catalogue of the type specimens of amphibians and reptiles in the Zoological Museum, Amsterdam. Beaufortia 13: 117-144 KOCH, CLAUDIA; PABLO J. VENEGAS, ROY SANTA CRUZ, WOLFGANG BÖHME 2018. Annotated checklist and key to the species of amphibians and reptiles inhabiting the northern Peruvian dry forest along the Andean valley of the Marañón River and its tributaries. Zootaxa 4385 (1): 001–101 - get paper here Noble, G.K. 1921. Some new lizards from northwestern Peru. Ann New York Acad. Sci. 29: 133-139 [1920] - get paper here Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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