Lepidoblepharis grandis

Lepidoblepharis grandis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Lepidoblepharis
Species:	L. grandis
Binomial name
Lepidoblepharis grandis Miyata, 1985

Lepidoblepharis grandis is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.

Geographic range

L. grandis is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of L. grandis is wet forests at altitudes of 1,190–1,500 m (3,900–4,920 ft). ^[3]

Description

Large for its genus, L. grandis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.6 cm (2.2 in). ^[3]

Reproduction

L. grandis is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Yánez-Muñoz, M. (2017). "Lepidoblepharis grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T44579362A44579364. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44579362A44579364.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Lepidoblepharis grandis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 4 October 2014.
3. Miyata (1985).

Further reading

• Ávila-Pires TCS (2001). "A new species of Lepidoblepharis (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ecuador, with a redescription of Lepidoblepharis grandis Miyata, 1985". Occasional Papers of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History11: 1–11.
• Miyata, Kenneth (1985). "A new Lepidoblepharis from the Pacific slope of the Ecuadorian Andes (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". Herpetologica41 (2): 121–127. (Lepidoblepharis grandis, new species).