| Lepidoblepharis williamsi | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Lepidoblepharis |
| Species: | L. williamsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidoblepharis williamsi Ayala & Serna, 1986 | |
Lepidoblepharis williamsi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.
Etymology
The specific name, williamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest Edward Williams.
Geographic range
L. williamsi is found in Antioquia Department, Colombia.
Description
L. williamsi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3 cm (1.2 in). It usually has rust-colored dorsolateral tail stripes.
Reproduction
L. williamsi is oviparous.
References
- Arredondo, J.C.; Gutierrez, P. (2015). "Lepidoblepharis williamsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T44579445A44579448. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44579445A44579448.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- 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 williamsi, p. 286).
- ^ Lepidoblepharis williamsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2015.
- Ayala & Serna (1986).
Further reading
- Ayala, Stephen C.; Serna, Marco Antonio (1986). "Una nueva especie de Lepidoblepharis (Sauria, Gekkonidae) de la Cordillera Central de Colombia ". Caldasia 15 (71-75): 649–654. (Lepidoblepharis williamsi, new species). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
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| Lepidoblepharis williamsi | |
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