Phyllodactylus pumilus DIXON & HUEY, 1970
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Higher Taxa | Phyllodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Phyllodactylus pumilus DIXON & HUEY 1970: 60 Phyllodactylus pumilus — KLUGE 1993 Phyllodactylus pumilius — RÖSLER 2000: 104 Phyllodactylus pumilus — TORRES-CARVAJAL 2001 |
Distribution | Ecuador (Cordillera de Balzar)
Type locality: Ecuador, Manabi, Manta (1 km south of Manta)
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Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: USNM 167227 |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (34 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | Named after Latin pumilus, dwarf, pigmy. [“...A small gecko with a known maximum snout-vent length of 51 mm...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) |
References |
- Dixon, James R. & Huey, Raymond B. 1970. Systematics of the lizards of the Gekkonid genus Phyllodactylus on mainland South America. Contributions in Science, Los Angeles County Museum (192): 1-78 - get paper here
- Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
- Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D. 2019. Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich portal, with a dynamic checklist and photographic guides. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1): [General Section]: 209–229 (e178) - get paper here
- Torres-Carvajal, O. 2001. Lizards of Ecuador: Checklist, Distribution, and Systematic References. Smithsonian Herp. Inf. Serv. (131): 1-35 - get paper here
- Torres-Carvajal, Omar; Amaranta Carvajal-Campos, Charles W. Barnes, Gabriela Nicholls, and María J. Pozo-Andrade 2013. A New Andean Species of Leaf-toed Gecko (Phyllodactylidae: Phyllodactylus) from Ecuador. Journal of Herpetology Jun 2013, Vol. 47, No. 2: 384-390. - get paper here
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