Pseudogonatodes quihuai
| Pseudogonatodes quihuai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudogonatodes |
| Species: | P. quihuai |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudogonatodes quihuai Rojas-Runjaic, Koch, Castroviejo-Fisher & Prudente, 2024 | |
Pseudogonatodes quihuai is a species of gecko in the family Sphaerodactylidae. It is endemic to Venezuela, where it is known from the eastern slope of the Cordillera de Mérida in Barinas.[1] The species was described in 2024 from specimens collected near Altamira de Cáceres, in Bolívar municipality.[2]
Taxonomy
Pseudogonatodes quihuai was described by Fernando J. M. Rojas-Runjaic, Claudia Koch, Santiago Castroviejo-Fisher and Ana Lúcia da Costa Prudente in 2024.[2] The holotype is an adult female, MHNLS 21643, collected on 15 February 2015 at El Potrerito, about 2.2 km (1.4 mi) northwest of Altamira de Cáceres, Bolívar municipality, Barinas, Venezuela.[2]
The specific name quihuai honors José Daniel Quihua Ramírez, a Venezuelan naturalist and wildlife photographer who collected the type specimens.[2]
References
- ↑ Uetz, Peter; Freed, Paul; Aguilar, Roberto; Hošek, Jiří (eds.). "Pseudogonatodes quihuai". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.; Koch, Claudia; Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago; Prudente, Ana Lúcia da Costa (2024). "A new dwarf gecko of the genus Pseudogonatodes (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the eastern slope of the Andean Cordillera de Mérida in northern South America". Zootaxa. 5418 (4): 301–327. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5418.4.1.