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Lepidoblepharis microlepis (NOBLE, 1923)

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Higher TaxaSphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymLathrogecko microlepis NOBLE 1923
Lepidoblepharis microlepis — VANZOLINI 1953: 264
Lepidoblepharis microlepis — WERMUTH 1965: 96
Lepidoblepharis microlepis — KLUGE 1993
Lepidoblepharis microlepis — RÖSLER 2000: 90
Lepidoblepharis microlepis — VALENCIA-ZULETA et al. 2014 
DistributionColombia (incl. Valle del Cauca, Puerto Limon)

Type locality: Rio Quesado, in the Atrato River area, Colombia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: AMNH 18229 
Diagnosis 
CommentSynonymy: Revalidated by AYALA & CASTRO (1983).

Distribution: Not in Costa Rica fide SVAGE & BOLANOS 2009. 
EtymologyNamed after Greek micros (μικρός), small + Greek lepis (λεπίς), scale. [“...Readily distinguished from the other species of Lathrogecko by its minute dorsal scales...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) 
References
  • Ayala S C & Castro F. 1983. Dos nuevos gecos (Sauria: Gekkonidae, Sphaerodactylinae) para Colombia: Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma (Noble) y descripcion de una nueva especie. Caldasia 13 (No. 65): 743-753 - get paper here
  • CALDERÓN-ESPINOSA, MARTHA LUCIA & GUIDO FABIAN MEDINA-RANGEL 2016. A new Lepidoblepharis lizard (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the Colombian Guyana shield. . Zootaxa 4067 (2): 215–232 - get paper here
  • Castro-Herrera, F. & Vargas-Salinas, F. 2008. Anfibios y reptiles en el departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Biota Colombiana 9 (2): 251 - 277 - get paper here
  • Noble, G. K. 1923. A new gekkonid lizard and a new brachycephalid frog from Colombia. American Museum Novitates (88) :1-3. - get paper here
  • Páez, V.P. et al. 2002. Guía de campo de algunas especies de anfibios y reptiles de Antioquia. Universidad de Antioquia, - get paper here
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  • Savage, J.M. & Bolaños, F. 2009. A checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: Additions and nomenclatural revisions. Zootaxa 2005: 1–23 - get paper here
  • Valencia-Zuleta A, Jaramillo-Martínez AF, Echeverry-Bocanegra A, Viáfara-Vega R, Hernández-Córdoba O, Cardona-Botero VE, Gutiérrez-Zúñiga J, Castro-Herrera F. 2014. Conservation status of the herpetofauna, protected areas, and current problems in Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 8 (2): 1–18 (e87) - get paper here
  • Vanzolini, P. E. 1953. "Sobre a diferenciação geografica de Gymnodactylus geckoides (Sauria, Gekkonidae)" and "Sobre a Presença do genero Lepidoblepharis no Brasil (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Pap. Avul. Zool., Sao Paulo 11 (14/15): 225-270 - get paper here
 
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