The lizard is officially named Pseudogonatodes fuscofortunatus, and its discovery is #SomethingGood.
Dr. Walter Schargel a professor of instruction in biology and earth and environmental sciences at UTA, helped lead a team of biologists into the Venezuelan forest in the Paria Peninsula to discover a new tiny lizard species.Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
, highlights the unique characteristics of this gecko, including its small size of about 2.5 inches long, brown color, cone-shaped head, long snout and skull anatomy.Part of what makes this gecko unique is its distinct skeletal features, including fully separated nasal bones and fused parietal bones—uncommon traits among similar geckos. These characteristics, along with genetic data, distinguish it from other species within the genus Pseudogonatodes.It took over 20 years of research by Dr.
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