Pseudogonatodes gasconi AVILA-PIRES & HOOGMOED, 2000

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Higher Taxa	Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Pseudogonatodes gasconi AVILA-PIRES & HOOGMOED 2000: 211 Pseudogonatodes gasconi — ROJAS-RUNJAIC et al. 2024
Distribution	Brazil (Acre) Type locality: left margin of Rio Juruá near Porongaba (72° 46’ W, 8° 40’ S), Acre, Brazil.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MPEG 17950, female
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: “A relatively small species of Pseudogonatodes with tall, conical to flat- conical dorsals; 37 ventrals (in the only specimen known) between the anterior level of fore limbs and that of hind limbs; rostral without posterior medial cleft and bordered by five postrostrals; seven loreals in a straight line between postnasals and orbit; six postmentals; lamellae under fourth finger seven, under fourth toe eight; third lamellae under fourth toe not distinctly enlarged.” (Avila-Pires & Hoogmoed 2000) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 4266 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Abundance: only known from the type specimen (Meiri et al. 2017). Distribution: see map in Avila-Pires & Hoogmoed 2000: 218 (Fig. 5).
Etymology	Named after the collector, Claude Gascon.
References	Avila-Pires, T.C.S. & Hoogmoed,M.S. 2000. On two new species of Pseudogonatodes Ruthven, 1915 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae), with remarks on the distribution of some other sphaerodactyl lizards. Zoologische Mededelingen 73 (12): 209-223 - get paper here Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Freitas, M. A. de, Venancio, N. M., Abegg, A. D., Azevedo, W. S, Pereira, V. O., Zanotti, A. P., Veloso, A., Schwarzbach, L., Oliveira, A. G., da Silva, R. C. C., de Amorim, V. R. G. and de Moura, G. J. B. 2020. Herpetofauna at the Rio Acre Ecological Station, Amazon Rainforest, Brazil. Herpetology Notes 13: 33-48. - get paper here Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions 24 (2): 262-273 - get paper here MONTES-CORREA, ANDRÉS CAMILO; LILIANA P. SABOYÁ-ACOSTA, JUAN DAVID JIMÉNEZ-BOLAÑO, TEDDY ANGARITA-SIERRA, VLADIMIR BRICEÑO-PÉREZ, SAMUEL NÚÑEZ, JUAN MANUEL RENJIFO, WALTER E. SCHARGEL, JUAN D. DAZA, MARINUS S. HOOGMOED 2021. Extended diagnosis of the type species of Pseudogonatodes Ruthven 1915 (Gekkota: Sphaerodactylidae). Zootaxa 4915 (1): 041–059 - get paper here RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR, MARCO A. 2015. Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. II. Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae. Zootaxa 3981 (1): 001–055 - get paper here ROJAS-RUNJAIC, FERNANDO J. M. ; CLAUDIA KOCH; SANTIAGO CASTROVIEJO-FISHER & ANA L. C. PRUDENTE 2024. A new dwarf gecko of the genus Pseudogonatodes (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the eastern slope of the Andean Cordillera de Mérida in northern South America. Zootaxa 5418 (4): 301-327 - get paper here
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