Coastal leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: | Phyllodactylus |
Species: | P. kofordi
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Binomial name | |
Phyllodactylus kofordi |
The coastal leaf-toed gecko [1] [2] or Tumbesian leaf-toed gecko [3] (Phyllodactylus kofordi) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to South America.
P. kofordi was described by James R. Dixon and Raymond B. Huey in 1970. [2]
The specific name, kofordi, is in honor of American zoologist Carl B. Koford. [4]
P. kofordi is a small gecko with a maximum snout-vent length (SVL) of 46 mm (1.8 in). [5]
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. [2]
Coastal leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: | Phyllodactylus |
Species: | P. kofordi
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Binomial name | |
Phyllodactylus kofordi |
The coastal leaf-toed gecko [1] [2] or Tumbesian leaf-toed gecko [3] (Phyllodactylus kofordi) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to South America.
P. kofordi was described by James R. Dixon and Raymond B. Huey in 1970. [2]
The specific name, kofordi, is in honor of American zoologist Carl B. Koford. [4]
P. kofordi is a small gecko with a maximum snout-vent length (SVL) of 46 mm (1.8 in). [5]
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. [2]