The Estados Sucre gecko (Gonatodes seigliei) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.
The specific name, seigliei, is in honor of Cuban-Venezuelan micropaleontologist George Alfredo Seiglie (1926–1988).
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starts withG. seigliei is a small gecko, characterized by granular rostral and labial scales, black vermiculations on the yellowish head and the dorsum, and the presence of a pair of small ocelli (eye spots) located very anteriorly, above the shoulders.
G. seigliei is found in the Venezuelan states of Monagas and Sucre.
The preferred natural habitat of G. seigliei is forest, at altitudes of 800–1,300 m (2,600–4,300 ft).
G. seigliei is oviparous.
