Pseudogonatodes

Pseudogonatodes is a genus of sphaerodactylid geckos, often known as South American clawed geckos, containing seven described species.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>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.</ref>

Species

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.<ref>"Pseudogonatodes ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>

• Pseudogonatodes barbouri Template:Small – Barbour's clawed gecko
• Pseudogonatodes furvus Template:Small – Colombian clawed gecko
• Pseudogonatodes gasconi Template:Small
• Pseudogonatodes guianensis Template:Small – Amazon pigmy gecko
  • Pseudogonatodes guianensis amazonicus Template:Small – Amazonas Guyana clawed gecko
  • Pseudogonatodes guianensis guianensis Template:Small
• Pseudogonatodes lunulatus Template:Small – Venezuela clawed gecko
• Pseudogonatodes manessi Template:Small
• Pseudogonatodes peruvianus Template:Small – Peru clawed gecko

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudogonatodes.

Further reading

• 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).