MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF Pseudogonatodes lunulatus (Roux, 1927) (SAURIA, SPHAERODACTYLIDAE) IN VENEZUELA VARIACIÓN MORFOLÓGICA Y DISTRIBUCIÓN GEOGRÁFICA DE Pseudogonatodes lunulatus (Roux, 1927) (SAURIA, SPHAERODACTYLIDAE) EN VENEZUELA

VARIACION MORFOLOGICA Y DISTRIBUCION GEOGRAFICA DE Pseudogonatodes lunulatus (Roux, 1927) (SAURIA, SPHAERODACTYLIDAE) EN VENEZUELA ABSTRACT Pseudogonatodes lunulatus (Roux, 1927) was described from a single specimen collected in the village El Mene, Acosta municipality, northeastern Falcon state, Venezuela. Although the species has been reported for other Venezuelan and Colombian localities, an extensive study on taxonomy and geographic distribution in the country had not been performed. In this sense, we examined and compared a larger sample of 20 specimens deposited in several national and foreign museums. Additionally, we substantially expand the known distribution of the species to the north of the Orinoco River. Key words . Pseudogonatodes , taxonomy, habitat. Resumen Pseudogonatodes lunulatus (Roux, 1927) fue descrito de un unico ejemplar recolectado en la poblacion El Mene, municipio Acosta, al noreste del estado Falcon, Venezuela. Aunque la especie ha sido senalada para otras localidades de Venezuela y Colombia, un estudio extenso acerca de su taxonomia y distribucion geografica en el pais no habia sido efectuado. En este sentido, se pudo examinar y comparar una muestra mayor de 20 especimenes depositados en varios museos nacionales y extranjeros. Adicionalmente, se extiende sustancialmente la distribucion conocida de la especie al norte del rio Orinoco. Palabras clave . Pseudogonatodes , taxonomia, habitat.

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