Homonota

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Homonota
Species (15): H. andicola – H. borellii – H. darwinii – H. fasciata – H. horrida – H. itambere – H. marthae – H. rupicola – H. septentrionalis – H. taragui – H. underwoodi – H. uruguayensis – H. whitii – H. williamsii – H. xiru
Name

Homonota Gray, 1845: 171

Type species: Gymnodactylus guidichaudi [sic] Duméril & Bibron, 1836, by monotypy [= Homonota darwinii Boulenger, 1885 fide Wermuth (1965: 92)].

References
Primary references

Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Cacciali, P., Ávila, I. & Bauer, F. 2007. A new species of Homonota (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Paraguay, with a key to the genus. Phyllomedusa 6(2): 137–146. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v6i2p137-146 Reference page.
Ávila, L.J., Pérez, C.H.F., Minoli, I. & Morando, M. 2012. A new species of Homonota (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae) from the Ventania mountain range, southeastern Pampas, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Zootaxa 3431: 19–36. Preview Reference page.
Cajade, R., Etchepare, E.G., Falcione, C., Barrasso, D.A. & Álvarez, B.B. 2013. A new species of Homonota (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae) endemic to the hills of Paraje Tres Cerros, Corrientes Province, Argentina. Zootaxa 3709(2): 162–176. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3709.2.4 Paywall Reference page.
Morando, M., Medina, C.D., Ávila, L.J., Pérez, C.H.F., Buxton, A. & Sites Jr., J.W. 2014. Molecular phylogeny of the New World gecko genus Homonota (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae). Zoologica Scripta 43(3): 249–260.DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12052 Reference page.
Cacciali, P., Morando, M., Medina, C.D., Köhler, G., Motte, M. & Ávila, L.J. 2017. Taxonomic analysis of Paraguayan samples of Homonota fasciata Duméril & Bibron (1836) with the revalidation of Homonota horrida Burmeister (1861) (Reptilia: Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) and the description of a new species. PeerJ 5: e3523. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3523 Reference page.
Cacciali, P., Morando, M., Ávila, L.J. & Koehler, G. 2018. Description of a new species of Homonota (Reptilia, Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) from the central region of northern Paraguay. Zoosystematics and Evolution 94(1): 147–161. DOI: 10.3897/zse.94.21754. Reference page.
Cabral, H. & Cacciali, P. 2021. A new species of Homonota (Squamata: Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae) from Paraguay. Holotipus 2: 93–108. DOI: 10.53561/KAYV6367 Open access Reference page.
Malleret, M.M., Pisetta, N.F., Fagundes, N.J.R. & Verrastro, L.V. 2023. A new species of Homonota (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) from the Uruguayan Savanna. Zoologica Scripta 52(5): 427–439. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12616 Paywall Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Homonota . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 October 2023.

Vernacular names
English: Broad-headed Geckos

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

Homonota andicola Cei, 1978 – Cei's marked gecko[1]
Homonota borellii (Peracca, 1897) – Borelli's marked gecko[1]
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.
References

Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Homonota andicola, p. 50; H. borelli, p. 32; H. darwini, p. 65; H. underwoodi, p. 270).

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).