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Yellow-headed Gecko
Gonatodes albogularis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Asian House GeckoHemidactylus frenatus
Mourning GeckoLepidodactylus lugubris
Peters's Rock AgamaAgama picticauda
Spotted House GeckoHemidactylus parvimaculatus
Indo-Pacific House GeckoHemidactylus garnotii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Costa Rica | 1,996 |
|---|---|
| Panama | 1,370 |
| Colombia | 1,359 |
| Provincia Limón | 694 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 636 |
| Antioquia | 571 |
| Provincia de Panamá | 521 |
| Provincia Heredia | 272 |
| Colón Province | 231 |
| Provincia Guanacaste | 165 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Sphaeros and Allies · Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus | Gonatodes |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Yellow-headed Gecko with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.