Gonatodes alexandermendesi is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is indigenous to northern South America.
Etymology The specific name, alexandermendesi, is in honor of Guyanese businessman Alexander Mendes for his aid to visiting naturalists.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Gonatodes alexandermendesi, p. 175).
Geographic range Gonatodes alexandermendesi is found in Guyana and Venezuela.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Gonatodes alexandermendesi is forest, at altitudes of .
Behavior Gonatodes alexandermendesi is diurnal.
Description Gonatodes alexandermendesi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .Cole & Kok (2006), p. 9. It has a very elongate spine on the supraciliary flap above the eye.Cole & Kok (2006). p. 2 + Figure 2 on p. 5.
Reproduction Gonatodes alexandermendesi is oviparous.
References
Further reading Cole, Charles J.; Kok, Philippe J. R. (2006). " A New Species of Gekkonid Lizard (Sphaerodactylinae: Gonatodes) from Guyana, South America". American Museum Novitates (3524): 1–13. (Gonatodes alexandermendesi, new species). Cole, Charles J.; Townsend, Carol R.; Reynolds, Robert P.; MacCulloch, Ross D.; Lathrop, Amy (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological society of Washington 125 (4): 317–578 + Plates 580–620.
Schargel, Walter E.; Rivas, Gilson A.; Makowsky, Robert; Señaris, J. Celsa; Natera, Marco A.; Barros, Tito R.; Molina, César R.; Barrio-Amorós, César L. (2010). "Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Gonatodes (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) in the Guyana region, with description of a new species from Venezuela". Systematics and Biodiversity 8 (3): 321–339.