Lepidoblepharis ruthveni

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Lepidoblepharis ruthveni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Lepidoblepharis
Species:
L. ruthveni
Binomial name
Lepidoblepharis ruthveni
Parker, 1926

Lepidoblepharis ruthveni is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.

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Etymology

The specific name, ruthveni, is in honor of American herpetologist Alexander Grant Ruthven. [2]

Geographic range

L. ruthveni is found in Colombia and Ecuador. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. ruthveni is forest. [1]

Reproduction

L. ruthveni is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rivas G, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Caicedo J, Gutiérrez-Cárdenas P (2015). "Lepidoblepharis ruthveni (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T44579436A115388686. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44579436A44579439.en. Downloaded on 19 February 2019.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lepidoblepharis ruthveni, p. 230).
  3. 1 2 Lepidoblepharis ruthveni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 4 October 2015.

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