Added 23 September 2001. Last updated 11 January 2014: added details for all species except manessi and peruvianus and updated Introduction and Bibliography.

Subfamily SPHAERODACTYLINAE - "Ball-toed" Geckos

Family GEKKONIDAE



Genus PSEUDOGONATODES - Pygmy/South American Clawed Geckos

The genus Pseudogonatodes comprises a small number of species distributed throughout the north of South America, from Peru to Brazil. There is little information readily available in print or on the Internet on this genus, and this page is included mainly for completeness. The Reptile Database contains bibliographic references for anyone interested in pursuing the study of these somewhat neglected geckos.

 

QUICK INDEX

P. barbouri

P. furvus

P. gasconi

P. guinanensis

P. lunulatus

P. manessi

P. peruvianus

 

Pseudogonatodes

Scientific Name

Common Name

Distribution

Size

Notes

 

P. barbouri

?

Peru

?"

Scalation details: dorsal scales imbricate.

P. furvus

?

Columbia

?"

Scalation details: dorsal scales granular; rostral bordered by 3 scales; posterior margin of 1st infralabial below loreal; >41 longitudinal rows of scales on belly; >26 rows across belly at midbody. Other: length of head contained 4½ times in SVL.

P. gasconi

?

Brazil

?"

?

P. guinanensis

?

Brazil (Amazon), Guyana (Upper Cuyuni River), French Guiana, Suriname, Colombia, Venezuela, N Peru, Ecuador

?"

One subspecies, P. g. amazonicus. The following description is taken from the website Lizards of the Guianas:

"A small (less than 30.0 mm SVL) sphaerodactyline gecko with small granular dorsal scales. The dorsum is brownish-gray with a light colored "U" or "W" shape on the posterior portion of the head. This species is quite similar in appearance to male specimens of Gonatodes humeralis but is smaller, has a noticeably enlarged rostral, and shorter digits. "

Scalation details: dorsal scales granular; rostral bordered by 2 scales. Other: length of head contained 5 times in SVL.

P. lunulatus

?

Venezuela

?"

Scalation details: dorsal scales granular; rostral bordered by 3 scales; posterior margin of 1st infralabial below loreal; <41 longitudinal rows from level of arm insertion to vent; <25 rows across belly at midbody. Other: length of head contained 4½ times in SVL.

P. manessi

?

Venezuela

?"

?

P. peruvianus

?

Peru, Columbia

?"

?



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