Peters' leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: | Phyllodactylus |
Species: | P. reissii
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Binomial name | |
Phyllodactylus reissii
W. Peters, 1862
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Phyllodactylus reissii, also known commonly as Peters' leaf-toed gecko [2] or the coastal leaf-toed gecko, [3] is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
The specific name, reissii, is in honor of Carl Reiss who collected the holotype, while he was the Prussian consul in Guayaquil, Ecuador. [4] [5]
P. reissii is native to Ecuador and Peru. [2] There is an introduced population in the Galapagos. [1] [2]
The natural habitats of P. reissii are forest, shrubland, and desert, at altitudes of 0–2,000 m (0–6,562 ft). [1]
P. reissii is large for its genus. Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). [2]
P. reissii is oviparous. The adult female lays a clutch of two eggs. Hatchlings have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 28–34 mm (1.1–1.3 in). [2]
Peters' leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: | Phyllodactylus |
Species: | P. reissii
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Binomial name | |
Phyllodactylus reissii
W. Peters, 1862
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Phyllodactylus reissii, also known commonly as Peters' leaf-toed gecko [2] or the coastal leaf-toed gecko, [3] is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
The specific name, reissii, is in honor of Carl Reiss who collected the holotype, while he was the Prussian consul in Guayaquil, Ecuador. [4] [5]
P. reissii is native to Ecuador and Peru. [2] There is an introduced population in the Galapagos. [1] [2]
The natural habitats of P. reissii are forest, shrubland, and desert, at altitudes of 0–2,000 m (0–6,562 ft). [1]
P. reissii is large for its genus. Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). [2]
P. reissii is oviparous. The adult female lays a clutch of two eggs. Hatchlings have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 28–34 mm (1.1–1.3 in). [2]