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. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about 2 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
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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