title: Argentine marked gecko
text: # Argentine marked gecko
  
  The Argentine marked gecko (Homonota whitii) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, whitii, is in honor of naturalist Ernest William White (1858–1884) who collected the holotype.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  H. whitii is found in northwestern Argentina, in the provinces of Catamarca, Córdoba, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, and Tucumán.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of H. whitii is forest.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  H. whitii is oviparous.
  
  