Pseudogonatodes is a genus of sphaerodactylid geckos, often known as South American clawed geckos, containing seven described species.[2][3] 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.[4][5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudogonatodes Ruthven, 1915[1] |
Species
editThe following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.[7]
- Pseudogonatodes barbouri (Noble, 1921) – Barbour's clawed gecko
- Pseudogonatodes furvus Ruthven, 1915 – Colombian clawed gecko
- Pseudogonatodes gasconi Ávila-Pires & Hoogmoed, 2000
- Pseudogonatodes guianensis Parker, 1935 – Amazon pigmy gecko
- Pseudogonatodes guianensis amazonicus Vanzolini, 1967 – Amazonas Guyana clawed gecko
- Pseudogonatodes guianensis guianensis Parker, 1935
- Pseudogonatodes lunulatus (Roux, 1927) – Venezuela clawed gecko
- Pseudogonatodes manessi Ávila-Pires & Hoogmoed, 2000
- Pseudogonatodes peruvianus Huey & Dixon, 1970 – Peru clawed gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudogonatodes.
References
edit- ^ "Pseudogonatodes ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Gekkota/sphaerodacylidae.
- ^ "EOL.org". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Geckolist.com". Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Vitt, Laurie J.; Sartorius, Shawn S.; Avila-Pires, Teresa Cristina S.; Zani, Peter A.; Espósito, Maria Cristina (2005-09-01). "Small in a Big World: Ecology of Leaf-Litter Geckos in New World Tropical Forests". Herpetological Monographs. 19 (1): 137–152. doi:10.1655/0733-1347(2005)019[0137:SIABWE]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0733-1347. S2CID 55962419.
- ^ Esqueda, Luis Felipe; Lotzkat, Sebastian; Hertz, Andreas; Natera, Marco; Valera Leal, Javier; La Marca, Enrique; Rojas Runjaic, Fernando J. M.; Rivero, Ramón (2016). "MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF Pseudogonatodes lunulatus (Roux, 1927) (SAURIA, SPHAERODACTYLIDAE) IN VENEZUELA". Saber. 28 (1): 18–29. ISSN 1315-0162.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
edit- 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).
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