Pseudogonatodes manessi

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

Pseudogonatodes manessi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Pseudogonatodes
Species:	P. manessi
Binomial name
Pseudogonatodes manessi Avila-Pires & Hoogmoed, 2000

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

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

Description

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

P. manessi is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Rivas G, Schargel W (2016). "Pseudogonatodes manessi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T44579514A44579516. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44579514A44579516.en. Downloaded on 24 February 2019.
2. 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

• 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).