Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi
| Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Lepidoblepharis |
| Species: | L. buchwaldi
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi F. Werner, 1910
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Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.[2]
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, buchwaldi, is in honor of Otto von Buchwald (1843–1934), a German engineer, anthropologist, and naturalist, who worked in Ecuador.[3]
Geographic range[edit]
L. buchwaldi is found in western Ecuador, in the foothills of the Andes.[1]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of L. buchwaldi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft). It has also been found in artificial habitats such as cacao, mango, and orange plantations.[1]
Description[edit]
The holotype of L. buchwaldi measures 48 mm (1.9 in) in total length, of which the head and body make up 23 mm (0.91 in).[4]
Reproduction[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Sánchez, J. (2017). "Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44579331A44579333. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44579331A44579333.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi, pp. 41-42).
- ^ Werner, Franz (1910). "Über neue oder seltene Reptilien des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg. II. Eidechsen ". Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg (in German). 27 (2): 1–46. (Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi, new species, pp. 8-9).
Further reading[edit]
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi, p. 90). (in German).
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