Phyllodactylus kofordi
| Phyllodactylus kofordi | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodactylus |
| Species: | P. kofordi |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodactylus kofordi Dixon & Huey, 1970 | |
Phyllodactylus kofordi, commonly known as the coastal leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard, which is endemic to South America.
Taxonomy
P. kofordi was described by James R. Dixon and Raymond B. Huey in 1970.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, kofordi, is in honor of American zoologist Carl B. Koford.[2]
Description
P. kofordi is a small gecko with a maximum snout-vent length (SVL) of 46 mm (1.8 in).[3]
Geographic range
P. kofordi is found in Peru and southern Ecuador.
The type locality of this gecko is the Cerro La Vieja in the Peruvian Region of Lambayeque.[1]
References
- 1 2 Phyllodactylus kofordi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 July 2015.
- ↑ 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. (Phyllodactylus kofordi, p. 144).
- ↑ Dixon & Huey, 1970, p. 39.
Further reading
- Dixon JR, Huey RB. 1970. Systematics of the Lizards of the Gekkonid Genus Phyllodactylus of Mainland South America. Los Angeles County Mus. Contrib. Sci. (192): 1-78. (Phyllodactylus kofordi, new species, pp. 39-42).
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