Pseudogonatodes manessi AVILA-PIRES & HOOGMOED, 2000

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Higher Taxa	Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Pseudogonatodes manessi AVILA-PIRES & HOOGMOED 2000: 214 Pseudogonatodes manessi — ROJAS-RUNJAIC et al. 2024
Distribution	Venezuela (Aragua, Miranda) Type locality: Rancho Grande, Parque Nacional Henri Pittier, 12 km NW NW of Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: RMNH 26965, female
Diagnosis	Diagnosis (n=4). “A moderately large species of Pseudogonatodes, with granular dorsals; 31-35 ventrals in a longitudinal row between anterior level of fore limbs and that of hind limbs; rostral with a posterior medial cleft, bordered by three postrostrals; 7-8 loreals in a straight line between postnasals and orbit; 6-9 postmentals, three of which form a straight or convex suture with the mental; lamellae under fourth finger 8-9, under fourth toe ten; 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 5450 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Previous records of P. lunulatus may be in fact Pseudogonatodes manessi. Distribution: see map in Avila-Pires & Hoogmoed 2000: 218 (Fig. 5).
Etymology	Named after Scott J. Maness, who accompanied M. Hoogmoed while collecting in Rancho Grande. Scott Maness died fighting a forest fire in Florida.
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 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 RIVAS, G., F. ROJAS-RUNJAIC & C. L. BARRIO-AMORÓS. 2006. Geographic Distribution. Pseudogonatodes manessi. Herpetological Review 37 (1): 106 - get paper here RIVAS, GILSON A.; CÉSAR R. MOLINA, GABRIEL N. UGUETO, TITO R. BARROS, CÉSAR L. BAR- RIO-AMORÓS & PHILIPPE J. R. KOK 2012. Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist. Zootaxa 3211: 1–64 - 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 Schargel, W. E., Hernández-Morales, C., Daza, J. D., Jowers, M. J., Montes-Correa, A. C., De Freitas, M., ... & Rivas, G. A. 2024. Morphology and molecular systematics support a new species of Pseudogonatodes (Squamata: Gekkota: Sphaerodactylidae) from Venezuela with a remarkable telescoped skull. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 202(2), zlae120 - get paper here
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