Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma

Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Lepidoblepharis
Species:	L. xanthostigma
Binomial name
Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma (Noble, 1916)
Synonyms [2]
Lathrogecko xanthostigma Noble, 1916 Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma — Vanzolini, 1953

Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma, also known as the yellow-spotted gecko is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is found in Central America and north-western South America.

Geographic range

L. xanthostigma is found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. ^[2]

Reproduction

L. xanthostigma is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Vargas Álvarez, J.; García Rodríguez, A.; Batista, A.; Acosta Chaves, V.; Rivas, G.; Caicedo, J.; Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P.; Arredondo, J.C.; Mayer, G.C.; Castro, F. (2015). "Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T178224A1527736. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T178224A1527736.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 4 October 2014.

Further reading

• Noble GK (1916). "Description of a New Eublepharid Lizard from Costa Rica". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington29: 87–88. (Lathrogecko xanthostigma, new species).