Phyllodactylus delsolari

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Phyllodactylus delsolari
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Phyllodactylus
Species:
P. delsolari
Binomial name
Phyllodactylus delsolari

Phyllodactylus delsolari is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Peru. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, delsolari, is in honor of Peruvian ornithologist Gustavo del Solar (1937–2008). [3]

Geographic range

P. delsolari is found in the Peruvian Departments of Amazonas, Cajamarca, and La Libertad. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. delsolari is forest, at altitudes of 890–1,870 m (2,920–6,140 ft). [1]

Description

Large for its genus, P. delsolari has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) greater than 7 cm (2.8 in). [2]

Reproduction

P. delsolari is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Koch, C. (2017). "Phyllodactylus delsolari ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T48442737A48442740. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48442737A48442740.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Phyllodactylus delsolari at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. 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. (Phyllodactylus delsolari, p. 69).

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