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CHACO STRAIGHT-TOED GECKO Homonota fasciata
With his skin covered in a series of warts and handsome reticulated pattern this small gecko is quite distinctive. Unlike other members of his family he is a terrestrial species, lacking the globular ends to the toes that enable other geckoes to effortlessly scale vertical surfaces. This species has recently changed its scientific name, previously, and perhaps a little unfairly, being known as Homonota horribilis!!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPREP93PH) Lateral view of adult, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 2 - (FPREP94PH) Dorsal view of same specimen (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 3 - (FPREP599PH) Lateral view of adult, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2011).
FIGURE 4 - (FPREP658PH) Juvenile lateral, Fortín Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith February 2012).
FIGURE 5 - (FPREP659PH) Juvenile dorsal, Fortín Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith February 2012).
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