Lepidoblepharis hoogmoedi AVILA-PIRES, 1995
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Lepidoblepharis hoogmoedi
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| Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Spotted Dwarf Gecko |
| Synonym | Lepidoblepharis hoogmoedi AVILA-PIRES 1995: 294 Lepidoblepharus hoogmoedi — ZOOLOGICAL RECORD Lepidoblepharis hoogmeedi [sic] — RÖSLER 2000: 90 |
| Distribution | Brazil (Amazonas), N Peru Type locality: W of Benjamin Constant, Amazonas state, Brasil, elevation 50 m. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MPEG 15984, male; Paratypes.— MPEG 15968 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Dorsals granular. Lamellae under fourth toe 12-14. Mental with a straight to slightly concave posterior margin, without clefts. Postmentals 3-5, larger than adjacent posterior scales. Loreal scales 9-10. Scales around midbody 92-93, ventral scales 32-34 along midventral row, 17-18 in a row at midbody. Maximum SVL 38 mm. Males brown with dark brown spots; a pearl-grey arc on posterior part of head, and at each side a pearl-grey dorsolateral stripe on neck and at level of hind limb. Ventral surface of head, in adult males, with a dull orange hue (Avila-Pires 1995: 294 ff). |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is a noun in the genitive case, honoring Dutch herpetologist Marinus Steven Hoogmoed. Marinus was curator of reptiles and amphibians at the National Museum of Natural History (Leiden, The Netherlands) for 38 years (1966–2004) before retiring as research associate at the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi in Belém, Brazil, where he is still very active. |
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