Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi
Lepidoblepharis buchwaldii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.[2]
| Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Lepidoblepharis |
| Species: | L. buchwaldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi F. Werner, 1910 | |
Etymology
The specific name, buchwaldi, is in honor of Otto von Buchwald (1843–1934), a German engineer, anthropologist, and naturalist, who worked in Ecuador.[3]
Description
The holotype of L. buchwaldi measures 48 mm (1.9 in) in total length, of which the head and body make up 23 mm (0.91 in).[4]
References
- Cisneros-Heredia DF, Yánez-Muñoz M, Sánchez J (2017). "Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T44579331A44579333. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44579331A44579333.en. Downloaded on 18 February 2019.
- Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.
- 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 buchwaldi, pp. 41-42).
- Werner, Franz (1910). "Über neue oder seltene Reptilien des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg. II. Eidechsen ". Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg (in German). 27 (2): 1–46. (Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi, new species, pp. 8-9).
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