Venezuela 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. rutteni
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Binomial name | |
Phyllodactylus rutteni
Hummelinck, 1940
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The Venezuela leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus rutteni), also known commonly as the Venezuelan leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to islands off the coast of Venezuela.
The specific name, rutteni, is in honor of Dutch geologist Louis Rutten. [2]
P. rutteni is found on the following Venezuelan islands: Blanquilla, Los Hermanos, La Orchila, Los Roques, and La Tortuga. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of P. rutteni is shrubland, at altitudes of 0–100 m (0–328 ft). [1]
Venezuela 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. rutteni
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Binomial name | |
Phyllodactylus rutteni
Hummelinck, 1940
|
The Venezuela leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus rutteni), also known commonly as the Venezuelan leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to islands off the coast of Venezuela.
The specific name, rutteni, is in honor of Dutch geologist Louis Rutten. [2]
P. rutteni is found on the following Venezuelan islands: Blanquilla, Los Hermanos, La Orchila, Los Roques, and La Tortuga. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of P. rutteni is shrubland, at altitudes of 0–100 m (0–328 ft). [1]