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Lepidoblepharis rufigularis

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Species of lizard

Lepidoblepharis rufigularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Lepidoblepharis
Species: L. rufigularis
Binomial name
Lepidoblepharis rufigularis
Batista, Ponce, Vesely, Mebert, Hertz, G. Köhler, Carrizo & Lotzkat, 2015

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

Geographic range

L. rufigularis is found in Darién Province, Panama.

Description

The male of L. rufigularis has a reddish throat, to which the specific name refers (rufus = red + gula = throat). The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 25 mm (0.98 in).

References

  1. ^ Lepidoblepharis rufigularis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2015.
  2. Batista et al. (2015).

Further reading

  • Batista, Abel; Ponce, Marcos; Vesely, Milan; Mebert, Konrad; Hertz, Andreas; Köhler, Gunther; Carrizo, Arcadio; Lotzkat, Sebastian (2015). "Revision of the genus Lepidoblepharis (Reptilia: Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) in Central America, with the description of three new species". Zootaxa 3994 (2): 187–221. (Lepidoblepharis rufigularis, new species, pp. 197–201, Figures 3–5 + Figure 11 on p. 210).
Taxon identifiers
Lepidoblepharis rufigularis


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