| Higher Taxa | Phyllodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: Coastal Leaf-toed Gecko |
| Synonym | Phyllodactylus kofordi DIXON & HUEY 1970: 39
Phyllodactylus kofordi — KLUGE 1993
Phyllodactylus kofordi — RÖSLER 2000: 104
Phyllodactylus kofordi — SCHLÜTER 2011 |
| Distribution | Peru (Lambayeque, perifphery of Sechura desert, western foothills of Andes and coastal Peru; Piura), S Ecuador
Type locality: Peru, Lambayeque, Cerro de la Vieja, Motupe
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: TCWC 279 12, adult male, coll ected by James R. Di xon and John W. Wright, 19-20 Nov. 1968. |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (34 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | This species is similar to and thus often sold as “Phyllodactylus reissii”. |
| Etymology | Named after Dr.Carl B.Koford (1915-1979), a naturalist, explorer, and conservationist who worked at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley. |
| References |
- Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
- Catenazzi 2007. Distribution of geckos in northern Peru: Long-term effect of strong ENSO [El Niño Southern Oscillation] events? Journal of Arid Environments 71: 327–332 - get paper here
- 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
- Huey, R. B. 1979. Parapatry and niche complementarity of Peruvian desert geckos (Phyllodactylus): the ambiguous role of competition. Oecologia (Berl.) 38: 249-259 - get paper here
- Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
- Schlüter, U. 2006. Bemerkungen zur Schwanzfärbung peruanischer Blattfingergeckos (Phyllodactylus). Elaphe 14 (1): 55-57
- Schlüter, U. 2011. Haltung und Nachzucht von Kofords Blattfingergecko (Phyllodactylus kofordi DIXON & HUEY 1970). Elaphe 19 (2): 39-43
- 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, 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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