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title: "Yellow-headed Gecko"
description: "Gonatodes albogularis — Reptiles. Gonatodes albogularis, which has been called a number of vernacular names in English, is a smallish species of gecko found in warm parts of Central and South America, Cuba, Hispaniola and Jamaica."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/yellow-headed-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Yellow-headed Gecko

> Gonatodes albogularis — Reptiles. Gonatodes albogularis, which has been called a number of vernacular names in English, is a smallish species of gecko found in warm parts of Central and South America, Cuba, Hispaniola and Jamaica.

- Scientific name: *Gonatodes albogularis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 9792
- Wikidata: [Q2708095](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2708095)
- iNaturalist taxon: [34580](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/34580)

## Names

- en: Yellow-headed Gecko
- de: Gelbkopf-Gecko
- es: Geco de cabeza amarilla
- fr: Gonatode à gorge blanche
- nl: Witkeeldaggekko

## Countries with the most observations

CR (3177), CO (2807), PA (2204), NI (224), HN (201), MX (160), SV (131), GT (44), VE (31), JM (29), CU (22)

## Summary

Gonatodes albogularis, which has been called a number of vernacular names in English, is a smallish species of gecko found in warm parts of Central and South America, Cuba, Hispaniola and Jamaica. They prefer to live in tropical dry forest habitats. It is sexually dimorphic: the male is colourful, while the female is a more drab grey. The fingers do not have lamellar pads for climbing smooth surfaces like many other geckos but instead have normal claws like most lizards. At one time the species had a breeding population in southern Florida, especially Key West, but this population appears to have died out by the early…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-headed_gecko

## Photo

![Yellow-headed Gecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-headed-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ana Nuño · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147430300

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-headed-gecko?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).