Pseudogonatodes manessi

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Pseudogonatodes manessi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Pseudogonatodes
Species:
P. manessi
Binomial name
Pseudogonatodes manessi

Pseudogonatodes manessi is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, manessi is in honor of American herpetologist Scott Jay Maness (1948–1981), who died fighting a wildfire in Florida. [3]

Geographic range

Pseudogonatodes manessi is found in the Venezuelan states of Aragua and Miranda. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Pseudogonatodes manessi is forest, at altitudes of 500–1,330 m (1,640–4,360 ft). [1]

Description

Pseudogonatodes manessi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 38 mm (1.5 in). Dorsally, it is dark brown. Ventrally, it is dark gray. [4]

Behavior

Pseudogonatodes manessi is terrestrial. [1]

Reproduction

Pseudogonatodes manessi is oviparous. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2019). "Pseudogonatodes manessi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T44579514A137370139. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44579514A137370139.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Pseudogonatodes manessi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudogonatodes manessi, p. 167).
  4. ↑ Ávila-Pires & Hoogmoed (2000).

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