Belize Biodiversity Information System


Wildlife Conservation Society
Ministry of Natural Resources' Land Information Centre
10/06/00

Taxonomy

Species ID

030015

Name

Yellow-headed gecko

Other Common Names

Category

03 Reptiles

Phylum

Subphylum

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Suborder

Sauria

Family

Gekkonidae

Genus

Gonatodes

Species

albogularis

Subspecies

References

1

 

Status

Status Code

Status Translation

References

66

Introduced/Exotic Bze. Not part of range.

1

 

 

Distribution

DISTRICT

References

Belize

1

Administrative Unit

Occurrence

Abundance

Temporal

References

Town or Village, see comments.

Sighting

Unknown, insuffient data

Permanent Resident (Year-round)

1

ELEVATION Association

References

1-200 m

1

QUAD Distribution

References

17 15' to 17 30'; 88 00' to 88 15'

1

Holdridge Life Zone Distribution

References

Tropical moist-transition to Subtropical

1

Subtropical moist

1

Comments on Distribution

 

*1 This in an introduced species recently discoved in Belize City.

 

Habitat Associations

Forest Type Associations

Seral Stage

Canopy Closure

References

URBAN, human settlement.

1

Coastal Formations

1

 

 

References

 

1  Stafford, P. J. and J. R. Meyer. 2000. A guide to the reptiles of
   Belize. Academic Press, London. pp. 94-95. All data georeferenced and
   Imported on 09/17/00.