Lepidoblepharis williamsi

Lepidoblepharis williamsi
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Lepidoblepharis
Species:	L. williamsi
Binomial name
Lepidoblepharis williamsi Ayala & Serna, 1986

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

Etymology

The specific name, williamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest Edward Williams. ^[2]

Geographic range

L. williamsi is found in Antioquia Department, Colombia. ^[3]

Description

L. williamsi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3 cm (1.2 in). It usually has rust-colored dorsolateral tail stripes. ^[4]

Reproduction

L. williamsi is oviparous. ^[3]

References

1. Arredondo, J.C.; Gutierrez, P. (2015). "Lepidoblepharis williamsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T44579445A44579448. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44579445A44579448.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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 williamsi, p. 286).
3. Lepidoblepharis williamsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 4 October 2015.
4. Ayala & Serna (1986).

Further reading

• Ayala, Stephen C.; Serna, Marco Antonio (1986). "Una nueva especie de Lepidoblepharis (Sauria, Gekkonidae) de la Cordillera Central de Colombia ". Caldasia15 (71-75): 649–654. (Lepidoblepharis williamsi, new species). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).