Pseudogonatodes fuscofortunatus SCHARGEL, HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES, DAZA, JOWERS, MONTES-CORREA, FREITAS, SULLIVAN, GAMBLE, BAUER & RIVAS, 2024
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Pseudogonatodes fuscofortunatus
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| Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Pseudogonatodes fuscofortunatus SCHARGEL, HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES, DAZA, JOWERS, MONTES-CORREA, FREITAS, SULLIVAN, GAMBLE, BAUER & RIVAS: 6 Pseudogonatodes manessi — RIVAS et al. 2006: 107 |
| Distribution | Venezuela (Sucre) Type locality: footpath between Macuro and Los Chorros (Cerro El Olvido, 10°41ʹ33″N, 61°57ʹ47″W), at ~500 m elevation, Península de Paria, Sucre state, Venezuela |
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| Types | Holotype: MBLUZ 1292, an adult male; one of three specimens collected on 13 August 2014 by Gilson A. Rivas and Mayke De Freitas. Paratypes: MBLUZ 1293–1294; two specimens with the same collection data as the holotype. Referred specimen: MHNLS 16202, a subadult specimen in poor condition |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Pseudogonatodes fuscofortunatus can be distinguished from all its congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) maximum SVL of 39.2 mm; (2) dorsal scales granular, roughly homogeneous in size, subconical but somewhat flattened and inclined posteriorly, larger than scales on top of head; (3) 98–106 scales around midbody; (4) rostral with posterior median cleft, bordered posteriorly by four postrostrals; (5) four supralabials; (6) three infralabials; (7) eight or nine loreals; (8) posterior edge of mental scale without conspicuous median clefts; (9) five or six postmentals, which are equal to subequal in size compared with subsequent scales; (10) 37–41 ventrals in a straight line between anterior level of forelimbs and border of cloaca, (11) 31–33 ventrals between anterior levels of forelimbs and hindlimbs; (12) long digits lacking expanded subdigital third lamella; (13) eight or nine subdigital lamellae under finger IV; (14) 10 subdigital lamellae under toe IV; (15) subcaudal scales with an inconspicuous medial row of larger scales in contact with three scales laterally alternating with smaller scales in contact with two scales laterally; (16) long snout, with an elongated ascending nasal process of the premaxilla separating the nasal bones; and (17) fused parietal bones in adults. (Schargel et al. 2024) Additional details (3224 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after Latin fuscus, a noun, referring to the general brown colour of this species of lizard, and fortunatus (Latin adjective meaning lucky or fortunate), and is formed as a compound noun in apposition. It is in reference to the lucky occasion of the discovery of this small brown gecko, which had gone unnoticed by other naturalists and explorers who visited these mountains over the previous century. |
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