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Lepidoblepharis grandis

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Species of lizard

Lepidoblepharis grandis
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Lepidoblepharis
Species: L. grandis
Binomial name
Lepidoblepharis grandis
Miyata, 1985

Lepidoblepharis grandis is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.

Geographic range

L. grandis is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of L. grandis is wet forests at altitudes of 1,190–1,500 m (3,900–4,920 ft).

Description

Large for its genus, L. grandis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.6 cm (2.2 in).

Reproduction

L. grandis is oviparous.

References

  1. Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Yánez-Muñoz, M. (2017). "Lepidoblepharis grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44579362A44579364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44579362A44579364.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Lepidoblepharis grandis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.
  3. ^ Miyata (1985).

Further reading

  • Ávila-Pires TCS (2001). "A new species of Lepidoblepharis (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ecuador, with a redescription of Lepidoblepharis grandis Miyata, 1985". Occasional Papers of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 11: 1–11.
  • Miyata, Kenneth (1985). "A new Lepidoblepharis from the Pacific slope of the Ecuadorian Andes (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". Herpetologica 41 (2): 121–127. (Lepidoblepharis grandis, new species).


Taxon identifiers
Lepidoblepharis grandis


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