Pseudogonatodes peruvianus HUEY & DIXON, 1970

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Higher Taxa	Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Peru Clawed Gecko
Synonym	Pseudogonatodes peruvianus HUEY & DIXON 1970 Pseudogonatodes peruvianus — KLUGE 1993 Pseudogonatodes peruvianus — RÖSLER 2000: 107
Distribution	Peru (Rio Utcubamba Valley) Colombia [Castro, pers. comm.] Type locality: Peru, Amazonas, Tingo, Rio Utcubamba
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MVZ 82136
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: An average sized Pseudogonatodes with a maximum snout-vent length of 31 mm; nine lamellae beneath fourth toe; toes lacking enlargement of third distal lamella; granular dorsum; 79-90 granules and scales around midbody; 55-59 transverse belly scales from gular granules to anus (Huey & Dixon 1970).
Comment
Etymology	Named after its distribution in Peru.
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 Huey, R. B., and J. R. Dixon. 1970. A new Pseudogonatodes from Peru with remarks on other species of the genus. Copeia 1970 (3): 538—542 - 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 Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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