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Cajamarca Gecko

Gonatodes atricucullaris Noble, 1921

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Gonatodes atricucullaris Noble, 1921
Name authority
Noble, 1921
Common name
Cajamarca Gecko
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Sphaerodactylidae
Genus
Gonatodes
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderGekkota
  11. familySphaerodactylidae
  12. genusGonatodes
  13. speciesGonatodes atricucullaris Noble, 1921

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Gonatodes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Gonatodes timidus Kok, 2011SphaerodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Para GeckoGonatodes tapajonicus Rodrigues, 1980SphaerodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
EstadoFalcon GeekoGonatodes falconensis Shreve, 1947SphaerodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Union Island Clawed GeckoGonatodes daudini Powell & Henderson, 2005SphaerodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Shieldhead GeckoGonatodes caudiscutatus (Günther, 1859)SphaerodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Annulated GeckoGonatodes annularis Boulenger, 1887SphaerodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gonatodes astralis Schargel, Rivas, Makowsky, Señaris, Natera, Barros, Molina & Barrio-Amorós, 2010SphaerodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brilliant Clawed GeckoGonatodes ceciliae Donoso-Barros, 1966SphaerodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Antilles GeckoGonatodes antillensis (Lidth de Jeude, 1887)SphaerodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Haseman's GeckoGonatodes hasemani Griffin, 1917SphaerodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Perijá Lichen-GeckoGonatodes lichenosus Rojas-Runjaic, Infante-Rivero, Cabello & Velozo, 2010SphaerodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gonatodes riveroi Sturaro & Avila-Pires, 2011SphaerodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 186 records assigned to Sphaerodactylidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

NW Peru (Cajamarca)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Gonatodes&species=atricucullaris Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:6KPC5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.