The Yellowhead Gecko, Gonatodes albogularis fuscus (Hallowell, 1855). Photograph of a captive. Adults reach 113 mm in total length. Widespread in the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America. It has been introduced into Florida. This lizard likes to hang upside down on the underside of boards or rocks. The bright colored tail is waved over the back in an threat display.

The Variegated Gecko, Gonatodes ceciliae Donoso-Barros. 1965. Photographed in Trinidad's Arima Valley. Adult males reach 51 mm in body length, females are smaller. The Variegated Gecko is a forest dweller found in dense primary forest and secondary forest. Often the species is found in male-female pairs on tree trunks. It is endemic to Trinidad's Northern and Central Ranges as well as the nearby Peninsula de Paria, Venezuela.

Orange-Spotted Gecko Gonatodes humeralis (Guichenot, 1855). Photographed in Trinidad's Arima Valley. Top: juvenile, second a female, bottom a male. It uses tree trunks in forests and forest edge habitats, it also occurs in tree plantations. The female deposits eggs in termite nests or cavities in bamboo or palm stems.It does not hesitate to use building walls as foraging sites. Males are more brightly colored than females.

The Streak Lizard, Gonatodes vittatus (Lichtenstein, 1856). Photographed in Trinidad. Adult males reach 34 mm in body length, adult females about the same. Only males have the bright white stripe bordered by black. In females the pattern is much less distinct. This is a forest edge, and open woodland lizard. This lizard was most abundant in the coconut trash along the east coast of the island. A pair of eggs was found in a palm stump (lower photo).

Cope's Dwarf Gecko, Sphaerodactylus copei Steindachner, 1867. Photograph of a captive raised animal, subspecies said to be S. c. cataplexis. Adult body length 41 mm. Endemic to the island of Hispaniola and restricted to the southeast portion of the island and its off shore satellites. Found in rock piles, on shrubby hillsides. Females deposit eggs at communal sites.

Gosse's Dwarf Ocellated Gecko, Sphaerodactylus argus Gosse, 1850. Photograph of a captive raised animal. Adult body size to 33 mm. Distribution includes the following islands: Jamaica, Cuba, Bahama I., North Bimini I., New Providence I., Isla Grande de Maiz, Key West, Corn I. (Nicaragua). It uses limestone xeric scrub, beaches, pastures, woodlands, and other areas with ground cover. It also may be found in human habitations.

Mole's Gecko, Sphaerodactylus molei (Boettger, 1894). Photographed in Trinidad's Arima Valley. Adults reach 28 mm in body length. A tiny gecko attracted to buildings, often is crevices in walls, or plant leaf axials. It ranges form coastal Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, and eastward to the Guianas. Males are very polymorphic in their color pattern.