Lepidoblepharis microlepis (NOBLE, 1923)
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Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Lathrogecko 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 |
Distribution | Colombia (incl. Valle del Cauca, Puerto Limon)
Type locality: Rio Quesado, in the Atrato River area, Colombia.
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Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: AMNH 18229 |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Synonymy: Revalidated by AYALA & CASTRO (1983).
Distribution: Not in Costa Rica fide SVAGE & BOLANOS 2009. |
Etymology | Named 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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