Pseudogonatodes manessi is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.
Etymology The specific name, manessi is in honor of American herpetologist Scott Jay Maness (1948–1981), who died fighting a wildfire in Florida.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Pseudogonatodes manessi, p. 167).
Geographic range Pseudogonatodes manessi is found in the Venezuelan states of Aragua and Miranda.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Pseudogonatodes manessi is forest, at altitudes of .
Description Pseudogonatodes manessi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Dorsally, it is dark brown. Ventrally, it is dark gray.Ávila-Pires & Hoogmoed (2000).
Behavior Pseudogonatodes manessi is terrestrial.
Reproduction Pseudogonatodes manessi is oviparous.
References
Further reading Ávila-Pires TCS, Hoogmoed MS (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 (12): 209–223. (Pseudogonatodes manessi, new species, pp. 214–219, Figures 3–5). (in English with an abstract in Spanish).