Phyllodactylus delsolari

Phyllodactylus delsolari
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Phyllodactylus
Species:
P. delsolari
Binomial name
Phyllodactylus delsolari

Phyllodactylus delsolari is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Peru.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, delsolari, is in honor of Peruvian ornithologist Gustavo del Solar (1937–2008).[3]

Geographic range

P. delsolari is found in the Peruvian Departments of Amazonas, Cajamarca, and La Libertad.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. delsolari is forest, at altitudes of 890–1,870 m (2,920–6,140 ft).[1]

Description

Large for its genus, P. delsolari has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) greater than 7 cm (2.8 in).[2]

Reproduction

P. delsolari is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Koch, C. (2017). "Phyllodactylus delsolari ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T48442737A48442740. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48442737A48442740.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Phyllodactylus delsolari at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phyllodactylus delsolari, p. 69).

Further reading

  • Aurich A, Koch C, Böhme W (2015). "Reproduction in a gecko assemblage (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in the Marañon Region (Peru) and comments on the largest gecko in the New World". Phyllomedusa 14 (1): 53–62.
  • Venegas PJ, Townsend JH, Koch C, Böhme W (2008). "Two New Sympatric Species of Leaf-toed Geckos (Gekkonidae: Phyllodactylus) from the Balsas Region of the Upper Marañon Valley, Peru". Journal of Herpetology 42 (2): 386–396. (Phyllodactylus delsolari, new species).



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