The brown dwarf gecko (Lepidoblepharis festae), also known commonly as the Amazonian scaly-eyed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to north-western South America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Lepidoblepharis |
| Species: | L. festae
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| Lepidoblepharis festae (Peracca, 1897)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, festae, is in honor of Italian zoologist Enrico Festa.[2]
Geographic range
editL. festae is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Lepidoblepharis festae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 February 2019.
- ^ 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 festae, p. 89).
Further reading
edit- Peracca MG (1897). "Viaggio del Dr. Enrico Festa nell'Ecuador e regioni vicine. IV. ". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia] Università di Torino 12 (300): 1-20. (Lepidodactylus festae, new species, pp. 2–3). (in Italian).
- Vanzolini P (1953). "Sobre a presença do genero Lepidoblepharis no Brasil (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 11 (14/15): 225–270. (Lepidoblepharis festae, new combination, p. 265). (in Portuguese).
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