Pseudogonatodes
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Pseudogonatodes is a genus of sphaerodactylid geckos, often known as South American clawed geckos, containing seven described species.[1][2] 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.[3][4][5]
Species
The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.[6]
- Pseudogonatodes barbouri (Noble, 1921)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Barbour's clawed gecko
- Pseudogonatodes furvus Ruthven, 1915Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Colombian clawed gecko
- Pseudogonatodes gasconi Ávila-Pires & Hoogmoed, 2000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pseudogonatodes guianensis Parker, 1935Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Amazon pigmy gecko
- Pseudogonatodes guianensis amazonicus Vanzolini, 1967Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Amazonas Guyana clawed gecko
- Pseudogonatodes guianensis guianensis Parker, 1935Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pseudogonatodes lunulatus (Roux, 1927)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Venezuela clawed gecko
- Pseudogonatodes manessi Ávila-Pires & Hoogmoed, 2000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pseudogonatodes peruvianus Huey & Dixon, 1970Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Peru clawed gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudogonatodes.
References
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Pseudogonatodes ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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Further reading
- Ruthven AG (1915). "Description of a New Genus and Species of Lizard of the Family Gekkonidæ". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (19): 1-3. (Pseudogonatodes, new genus; P. furvus, new species).