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Antilles Gecko Gonatodes antillensis

Photo: Hans Smulders

Classification

Gonatodes [genus] (3)
antillensis [species]

Classification

Gonatodes [genus] (3)
antillensis [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Aruba
  • Bonaire
  • Klein Bonaire
  • Curaçao
  • Klein Curaçao
  • Presence status
  • Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
  • Indigenous (1) - Klein Bonaire
  • Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
  • Indigenous (1) - Klein Curaçao
  • Introduced (2) - Aruba
  • Endemic to Leeward Antilles
    Distribution description Curaçao, Klein-Curaçao, Bonaire, Klein-Bonaire, Las Aves, La Ochila, Aruba. On Aruba probably introduced from Curacao (van Buurt, 2001).

    Publications

    • Borg, J. ter 2008. Reptielen en amfibieën in Curaçao. Lacerta 66: 218-235.
    • Buurt, G. van 2001. De amfibieën en reptielen van Aruba, Curaçao en Bonaire. 119 pp. Gerard van Buurt, Curaçao.
    • Buurt, G. van 2006. Conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. Applied Herpetology 3: 307-321.
    • Buurt, G. van, & Debrot, A.O. 2012. Exotic and invasive terrestrial and freshwater animal species in the Dutch Caribbean. 1-37. IMARES, Wageningen.
    • CARMABI. Soorten- en exotenlijst. [link]
    • Debrot, A.O. 2006. Preliminary checklist of extant and fossil endemic taxa of the ABC-Islands, Leeward Antilles. 29pp.
    • Hummelinck, P.W. 1940. A survey of the mammals, lizards and Mollusks. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 1: 59-108.