Gonatodes alexandermendesi

Gonatodes alexandermendesi is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is indigenous to northern South America.

Gonatodes alexandermendesi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Gonatodes
Species:	G. alexandermendesi
Binomial name
Gonatodes alexandermendesi Cole & Kok, 2006

Etymology

The specific name, alexandermendesi, is in honor of Guyanese businessman Alexander Mendes for his aid to visiting naturalists.^[2]

Geographic range

G. alexandermendesi is found in Guyana and Venezuela.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. alexandermendesi is forest, at altitudes of 120–900 m (390–2,950 ft).^[1]

Description

G. alexandermendesi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in).^[4] It has a very elongate spine on the supraciliary flap above the eye.^[5]

Reproduction

G. alexandermendesi is oviparous.^[3]