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Phyllodactylus delsolari

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Species of lizard

Phyllodactylus delsolari
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Phyllodactylus
Species: P. delsolari
Binomial name
Phyllodactylus delsolari
Venegas, Townsend, Koch & Böhme, 2008

Phyllodactylus delsolari is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Peru.

Etymology

The specific name, delsolari, is in honor of Peruvian ornithologist Gustavo del Solar (1937–2008).

Geographic range

P. delsolari is found in the Peruvian Departments of Amazonas, Cajamarca, and La Libertad.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. delsolari is forest, at altitudes of 890–1,870 m (2,920–6,140 ft).

Description

Large for its genus, P. delsolari has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) greater than 7 cm (2.8 in).

Reproduction

P. delsolari is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Koch, C. (2017). "Phyllodactylus delsolari ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T48442737A48442740. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48442737A48442740.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Phyllodactylus delsolari at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. 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. (Phyllodactylus delsolari, p. 69).

Further reading

  • Aurich A, Koch C, Böhme W (2015). "Reproduction in a gecko assemblage (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in the Marañon Region (Peru) and comments on the largest gecko in the New World". Phyllomedusa 14 (1): 53–62.
  • Venegas PJ, Townsend JH, Koch C, Böhme W (2008). "Two New Sympatric Species of Leaf-toed Geckos (Gekkonidae: Phyllodactylus) from the Balsas Region of the Upper Marañon Valley, Peru". Journal of Herpetology 42 (2): 386–396. (Phyllodactylus delsolari, new species).


Taxon identifiers
Phyllodactylus delsolari


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