O'Shaughnessy's gecko
Gonatodes concinnatus (O'Shaughnessy, 1881)
Status not recordedlizards
The o'shaughnessy's gecko (Gonatodes concinnatus) is a species in the family Sphaerodactylidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 2 g and reach 4.33 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the o'shaughnessy's gecko
- Weight
- 2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 4.2 cm – 4.33 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
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the o'shaughnessy's gecko?
Where does the o'shaughnessy's gecko live?
Not recorded
Is the o'shaughnessy's 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 o'shaughnessy's gecko classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familySphaerodactylidae
- genusGonatodes
- SpeciesGonatodes concinnatus (O'Shaughnessy, 1881)
Synonyms Gonatodes concinnatus concinnatus, Goniodactylus buckleyi, Goniodactylus concinnatus
Relatives of the o'shaughnessy's 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
Annulated gecko
Gonatodes annularis
Antilles gecko
Gonatodes antillensis
CompareO'Shaughnessy's gecko vs Yellow-headed geckoO'Shaughnessy's gecko vs Timor geckoO'Shaughnessy's gecko vs Streak lizardO'Shaughnessy's gecko vs Shieldhead gecko
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the o'shaughnessy's gecko?
An adult o'shaughnessy's gecko weighs 2 g and measures 4.2 cm – 4.33 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the o'shaughnessy's gecko?
The o'shaughnessy's gecko (Gonatodes concinnatus) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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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CreatureData. (2026). O'Shaughnessy's gecko (Gonatodes concinnatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oshaughnessys-gecko
“O'Shaughnessy's gecko (Gonatodes concinnatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oshaughnessys-gecko.
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