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Pseudogonatodes gasconi

Pseudogonatodes gasconi is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, gasconi, is in honor of Canadian ecologist Claude Gascon.

Geographic range

P. gasconi is known from the Brazilian state of Acre.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. gasconi is forest.

Description

The holotype of P. gasconi has a snout-to-vent length of , and a tail length of .

Reproduction

P. gasconi is oviparous.

References

Further reading

  • , (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: 209–223. (Pseudogonatodes gasconi, new species, pp. 211–214, Figures 1–2 + Figure 5 (map) on p. 218). (in English, with an abstract in Portuguese).
  • (2015). "Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. II. Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae". Zootaxa 3981 (1): 1–55.