Brown dwarf gecko

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.

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[1]
  • Lepidodactylus festae
    Peracca, 1897
  • Lepidoblepharis festae
    — Vanzolini, 1953

Etymology

The specific name, festae, is in honor of Italian zoologist Enrico Festa.[2]

Geographic range

L. festae is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[1]

Reproduction

L. festae is oviparous.[1]

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[egia] 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).



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