Pseudogonatodes manessi
Pseudogonatodes manessi is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.[2]
| Pseudogonatodes manessi | |
|---|---|
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]
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]
References
- 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.
- Pseudogonatodes manessi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- 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).
- 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).
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