Reptiles › Phyllodactylid Geckos
South American Marked Gecko
Homonota horrida
24 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
Mediterranean House GeckoHemidactylus turcicus
Moorish GeckoTarentola mauritanica
Mourning GeckoLepidodactylus lugubris
Tokay GeckoGekko gecko
Gold Dust Day GeckoPhelsuma laticauda
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Argentina | 153 |
|---|---|
| Mendoza | 74 |
| Córdoba | 69 |
| La Pampa | 21 |
| San Luis | 14 |
| San Juan | 10 |
| La Roja | 9 |
| Paraguay | 6 |
| Catamarca | 5 |
| BOQUERON | 5 |
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 | Phyllodactylid Geckos · Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus | Marked Geckos · Homonota |
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 South American Marked Gecko with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.