| Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: Venezuela Clawed Gecko |
| Synonym | Lepidoblepharis lunulatus ROUX 1927: 252
Pseudogonatodes lunulatus — SHREVE 1949: 522
Pseudogonatodes lunulatus — KLUGE 1993
Pseudogonatodes lunulatus — RÖSLER 2000: 107
Pseudogonatodes lunulatus — ROJAS-RUNJAIC et al. 2024 |
| Distribution | Venezuela (El Mene, Provinces Falcon and Aragua)
Type locality: El Mene, Province Falcon, Venezuela
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: NMBA (= NHMB) 9338 |
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| Comment | Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. |
| Etymology | Named after Latin lunula, little moon, an ornament worn by women and Latin -atus, provided with, having the nature of, pertaining to. [“...Sur l'occiput se trouvent 2 taches claires, affectant la forme de croissant, à concavité tournée en arrière, en contact l'une avec l’autre sur le milieu de la tête...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) |
| 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
- Kramer, Eugen 1979. Typenkatalog der Echsen im Naturhistorischen Museum Basel (BM), Stand 1978. [type catalogue] Revue Suisse de Zoologie 86 (1): 159-166 - 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, 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
- Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
- Roux, J. 1927. Contribution à l’erpétologie du Vénézuéla. Verhandlungen dem Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 38: 252—261
- Shreve,B. 1949. On Venezuelan reptiles and amphibians collected by Dr. H.G. Kugler. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 99 [1947]: 519-537 - get paper here
- Test, Frederic H.;Sexton, Owen J.;Heatwole, Harold 1966. Reptiles of Rancho Grande and vicinity, Estado Aragua, Venezuela. Miscellaneous publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (128): 1-63 - get paper here
- Uetz, P.H.; Patel, M.; Gbadamosi, Z.; Nguyen, A.; Shoope, S. 2024. A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732 - get paper here
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