Lane's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus lanei), also known commonly as la salamanquesa de Lane in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are four recognized subspecies.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodactylus |
| Species: | P. lanei
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| Phyllodactylus lanei H.M. Smith, 1935
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Etymology
editThe specific name, lanei, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Frederico Lane.[3]
Geographic range
editP. lanei is found in western-central Mexico, in the Mexican states of Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, and Zacatecas.[1][2]
Habitat
editP. lanei is found in a variety of habitats, including forest, shrubland, urban areas, and inside houses.[1]
Reproduction
editSubspecies
editThe following four subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Phyllodactylus lanei isabelae Castro-Franco & Uribe-Peña, 1992
- Phyllodactylus lanei lanei H.M. Smith, 1935
- Phyllodactylus lanei lupitae Castro-Franco & Uribe-Peña, 1992
- Phyllodactylus lanei rupinus Dixon, 1964
References
edit- ^ a b c Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Phyllodactylus lanei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64046A12739576. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64046A12739576.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Phyllodactylus lanei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phyllodactylus lanei, p. 150).
Further reading
edit- Castro-Franco R, Uribe-Peña Z (1992). "Dos subespécies de Phyllodactylus lanei (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". Anales del Instituto de Biológía, Universidad Autónoma de México, Series Zoología 63 (1): 113–123. (Phyllodactylus lanei lupitae, new subspecies, pp. 114–119, Plates 1A, 2A; P. l. isabelae, new subspecies, pp. 119–121, Plates 1B, 2B). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
- Dixon JR (1964). "The Systematics and Distribution of Lizards of the Genus Phyllodactylus in North and Central America". New Mexico State University Science Bulletin. 64 (1): iv + 1–139. (Phyllodactylus lanei rupinus, new subspecies, pp. 67–71).
- Smith HM (1935). "Miscellaneous Notes on Mexican Lizards". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 22 (6): 119–156 + Plates XXIII–XXV. (Phyllodactylus lanei, new species, pp. 125–132, text figure 1B + Plate XXV, figure 3).
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