Biology:Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Lepidoblepharis |
| Species: | L. buchwaldi
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi F. Werner, 1910
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Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, buchwaldi, is in honor of Otto von Buchwald (1843–1934), a German engineer, anthropologist, and naturalist, who worked in Ecuador.[3]
Geographic range
L. buchwaldi is found in western Ecuador, in the foothills of the Andes.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. buchwaldi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft). It has also been found in artificial habitats such as cacao, mango, and orange plantations.[1]
Description
The holotype of L. buchwaldi measures 48 mm (1.9 in) in total length, of which the head and body make up 23 mm (0.91 in).[4]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Sánchez, J. (2017). "Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T44579331A44579333. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44579331A44579333.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44579331/44579333. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi, pp. 41-42).
- ↑ Werner, Franz (1910). "Über neue oder seltene Reptilien des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg. II. Eidechsen " (in German). Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg 27 (2): 1–46. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28973674#page/20/mode/1up. (Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi, new species, pp. 8-9).
Further reading
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi, p. 90). (in German).
Wikidata ☰ Q3021098 entry
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