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Pseudogonatodes manessi

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Pseudogonatodes manessi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
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]

Etymology

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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

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

Description

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P. 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]

Reproduction

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P. manessi is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ Avila-Pires & Hoogmoed (2000).

Further reading

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  • Avila-Pires TCS, Hoogmoed MS (2000). "On two new species of Pseudogonatodes Ruthven, 1915 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae), with remarks on the distribution of some other sphaerodactyl lizards". Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 73 (12): 209–223. (Pseudogonatodes manessi, new species, pp. 214–219, Figures 3–5). (in English with an abstract in Spanish).