Pseudogonatodes

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Pseudogonatodes
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Pseudogonatodes guianensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Pseudogonatodes
Ruthven, 1915 [1]

Pseudogonatodes is a genus of sphaerodactylid geckos, often known as South American clawed geckos, containing seven described species. [2] [3] Like most sphaerodactylines (South American sphaerodactylids), Pseudogonatodes are miniaturized geckos and among the smallest living lizards. They are diurnal and terrestrial, foraging among leaf litter and rotting wood on the ground. Prey items are primarily small arthropods such as springtails, insect larvae, and orthopterans (crickets and kin). Though locally common and not strongly threatened with extinction, most species occupy restricted ranges in remote tropical forests. The most widespread and well-studied species, Pseudogonatodes guianensis , is found throughout the Amazon rainforest. [4] [5] [6]

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Species

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid. [7]

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudogonatodes.

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References

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  4. Vitt, Laurie J.; Sartorius, Shawn S.; Avila-Pires, Teresa Cristina S.; Zani, Peter A.; Espósito, Maria Cristina (2005-09-01). "Small in a Big World: Ecology of Leaf-Litter Geckos in New World Tropical Forests". Herpetological Monographs. 19 (1): 137–152. doi:10.1655/0733-1347(2005)019[0137:SIABWE]2.0.CO;2. ISSN   0733-1347. S2CID   55962419.
  5. Esqueda, Luis Felipe; Lotzkat, Sebastian; Hertz, Andreas; Natera, Marco; Valera Leal, Javier; La Marca, Enrique; Rojas Runjaic, Fernando J. M.; Rivero, Ramón (2016). "MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF Pseudogonatodes lunulatus (Roux, 1927) (SAURIA, SPHAERODACTYLIDAE) IN VENEZUELA". Saber. 28 (1): 18–29. ISSN   1315-0162.
  6. Calderón, M., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Avila-Pires, T.C.S. & Perez, P. 2019. Pseudogonatodes guianensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44579491A44579494. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44579491A44579494.en. Downloaded on 25 November 2021.
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