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Brown dwarf gecko

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Species of lizard

Brown dwarf gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Lepidoblepharis
Species: L. festae
Binomial name
Lepidoblepharis festae
(Peracca, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Lepidodactylus festae
    Peracca, 1897
  • Lepidoblepharis festae
    — Vanzolini, 1953

The brown dwarf gecko (Lepidoblepharis festae), also known commonly as the Amazonian scaly-eyed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to north-western South America.

Etymology

The specific name, festae, is in honor of Italian zoologist Enrico Festa.

Geographic range

L. festae is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Reproduction

L. festae is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Lepidoblepharis festae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 February 2019.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lepidoblepharis festae, p. 89).

Further reading

  • Peracca MG (1897). "Viaggio del Dr. Enrico Festa nell'Ecuador e regioni vicine. IV. ". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R Università di Torino 12 (300): 1-20. (Lepidodactylus festae, new species, pp. 2–3). (in Italian).
  • Vanzolini P (1953). "Sobre a presença do genero Lepidoblepharis no Brasil (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 11 (14/15): 225–270. (Lepidoblepharis festae, new combination, p. 265). (in Portuguese).


Taxon identifiers
Lepidoblepharis festae


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