Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi

Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Lepidoblepharis
Species:	L. buchwaldi
Binomial name
	Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi; F. Werner, 1910

Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.^[2]

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]

Geographic range

L. buchwaldi is found in western Ecuador, in the foothills of the Andes.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. buchwaldi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft). It has also been found in artificial habitats such as cacao, mango, and orange plantations.^[1]

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]

Reproduction

L. buchwaldi is oviparous.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Sánchez, J. (2017). "Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44579331A44579333. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44579331A44579333.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.
^ 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. (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).