Rio Huancabamba 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. johnwrighti
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Binomial name | |
Phyllodactylus johnwrighti |
The Rio Huancabamba leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus johnwrighti) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Peru. [2]
The specific name, johnwrighti, is in honor of American herpetologist John William Wright (born 1936). [3]
P. johnwrighti is found on the slopes of the Huancabamba River valley in Cajamarca Region, Peru. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of P. johnwrighti is shrubland, at an altitude of 2,100 m (6,900 ft). [1]
P. johnwrighti is oviparous. [2]
Rio Huancabamba 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. johnwrighti
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Binomial name | |
Phyllodactylus johnwrighti |
The Rio Huancabamba leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus johnwrighti) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Peru. [2]
The specific name, johnwrighti, is in honor of American herpetologist John William Wright (born 1936). [3]
P. johnwrighti is found on the slopes of the Huancabamba River valley in Cajamarca Region, Peru. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of P. johnwrighti is shrubland, at an altitude of 2,100 m (6,900 ft). [1]
P. johnwrighti is oviparous. [2]