Gilbert's leaf-toed gecko
Gilbert's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus gilberti), also known commonly as the Wenman Island gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.[2]
| Gilbert's leaf-toed gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodactylus |
| Species: | P. gilberti |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodactylus gilberti Heller, 1903 | |
Etymology
The specific name, gilberti, is in honor of American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert.[3]
Geographic range
P. gilberti is only found on two small islands, Darwin Island and Wolf Island, in the Galápagos archipelago of Ecuador.[1]
The type locality is "Wenman Island",[2] which is a name previously used for Wolf Island.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of P. gilberti are shrubland and rocky areas at altitudes from sea level to 70 m (230 ft).[1]
Description
P. gilberti may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 55.5 mm (2.19 in). Dorsally, it is slate-blue with darker blotches and spots. There is a light gray stripe from the nape of the neck to the middle of the back. Ventrally, it is pale lemon-colored, except for the throat which is light flesh-colored.[4]
References
- Márquez C (2017). "Phyllodactylus gilberti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T48443661A48443666. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48443661A48443666.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Phyllodactylus gilberti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- 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 gilberti, p. 1000).
- Van Denburgh J (1907). "Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Galapagos Islands, 1905–1906. VI. The Geckos of the Galapagos Archipelago". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 1: 405–430. (Phyllodactylus gilberti, pp. 413–416).
Further reading
- Heller E (1903). "Papers from the Hopkins Stanford Galapagos Expedition, 1898–1899. XIV. Reptiles". Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 5: 39–98. (Phyllodactylus gilberti, new species, pp. 61–63).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekkanten Geckotaxa (Reptilia:Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Phyllodactylus gilberti, p. 104). (in German).
- Swash, Andy; Still, Rob (2006). Birds, Mammals & Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands, 2nd Edition. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. 168 pp. ISBN 978-0300115321.
- Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1) [General Section]: 209–229 (e178).
- Torres-Carvajal O, Rodríguez-Guerra A, Chaves JA (2016). "Present diversity of Galápagos leaf-toed geckos (Phyllodactylidae: Phyllodactylus) stems from three independent colonization events". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103: 1–5.