Pseudogonatodes gasconi explained

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.^[1]

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

The preferred natural habitat of P. gasconi is forest.

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

P. gasconi is oviparous.

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