Gonatodes seigliei Donoso-Barros, 1966

Barrio-Amorós, Cesar L. & Ortíz, Juan C., 2016, Venezuelan geckos (Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae) in the collection of the Universidad de Concepción in Chile, with description of the type series of Gonatodes ligiae and Gonatodes petersi (Sphaerodactylidae), Zootaxa 4136 (3), pp. 537-552 : 550

Gonatodes seigliei Donoso-Barros, 1966 .

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Specimens. MZUC 12038 (holotype), 8 June 1964, Puertas del Guarapiche in the Bosque de Miraflores that borders the river Guarapiche in the limits of Sucre and Monagas states. MZUC 8837 (allotype), MZUC 40154 (adult male, morpho fusca sensu RDB in catalogue), 11287 (morpho fusca), 11056 (adult female), 12039 (subadult female, paratopotype); 12040-41 (juvs, paratopotypes).

Remarks. As for Gonatodes ceciliae , G. seigliei was described in detail and we do not consider a redescription necessary. But specimen numbers that appeared in the original publication ( Donoso-Barros 1966) have changed. Holotype 646081 from the original description is now MZUC 12038, while the allotype in the original publication was 648082 and now it corresponds to MZUC 8837. Donoso-Barros (1966) mentions in the variation section more specimens but none were considered paratypes. There is a series of specimens in the collection from the same type locality: MZUC 12039 (subadult female) and two juveniles with same data, 12040-41. Other referred specimens are MZUC 40154 (adult male) and MZUC 11287 (adul male without skull).

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FIGURE 2. A: Gonatodes albogularis. A common species in Northern Venezuela and Colombia, now introduced to many areas where it formerly was unknown. Male. La Acequia, estado Barinas. B: Gonatodes ceciliae, male. A gorgeous species endemic to the Península de Paria; Macuro, estado Sucre, described by RDB. C: Gonatodes humeralis. One of the most widespread geckos in South America. Male. Imataca, estado Bolívar. D: Gonatodes seigliei, male. Another beautiful species described by RDB, from Cueva del Guácharo, estado Monagas. E: Gonatodes taniae, female. An endemic species from the central Cordillera de la Costa in Northern Venezuela. Rancho Grande, estado Aragua. F: Gonatodes vittatus, male. Common species in dry areas, Coro, estado Falcón. Photos by C. L. Barrio-Amorós.