Eyespot gecko
Gonatodes ocellatus (Gray, 1831)
Status not recordedlizards
The eyespot gecko (Gonatodes ocellatus) is a species in the family Sphaerodactylidae, order Squamata.
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Quick facts about the eyespot gecko
- Weight
- up to 3.09 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 5 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 10 – 16src for Litters or clutches a year
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the eyespot gecko live?
Not recorded
Is the eyespot gecko endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the eyespot gecko classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familySphaerodactylidae
- genusGonatodes
- SpeciesGonatodes ocellatus (Gray, 1831)
Synonyms Cyrtodactylus ocellatus
Other names and names in other languages (6)
- Eyespot clawed geckoEnglish
- Ocellated geckoEnglish
- Påfugle-nøgenfingergekkoDanish
- Gelbkopf-ZwerggeckoGerman
- Augenfleck-ZwerggeckoGerman
- Глазчатый углопалый гекконRussian
Relatives of the eyespot gecko
Other species in the same genus Gonatodes.
Yellow-headed gecko
Gonatodes albogularis
Timor gecko
Gonatodes humeralis
Streak lizard
Gonatodes vittatus
Shieldhead gecko
Gonatodes caudiscutatus
O'Shaughnessy's gecko
Gonatodes concinnatus
Annulated gecko
Gonatodes annularis
CompareEyespot gecko vs Yellow-headed geckoEyespot gecko vs Timor geckoEyespot gecko vs Streak lizardEyespot gecko vs Shieldhead gecko
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the eyespot gecko?
The eyespot gecko (Gonatodes ocellatus) belongs to the family Sphaerodactylidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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