Lepidoblepharis grandis is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.
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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. grandis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidoblepharis grandis Miyata, 1985
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Geographic range
editL. grandis is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred habitat of L. grandis is wet forests at altitudes of 1,190–1,500 m (3,900–4,920 ft).[3]
Description
editLarge for its genus, L. grandis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.6 cm (2.2 in).[3]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Yánez-Muñoz, M. (2017). "Lepidoblepharis grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44579362A44579364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44579362A44579364.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Lepidoblepharis grandis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.
- ^ a b Miyata (1985).
Further reading
edit- Ávila-Pires TCS (2001). "A new species of Lepidoblepharis (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ecuador, with a redescription of Lepidoblepharis grandis Miyata, 1985". Occasional Papers of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 11: 1–11.
- Miyata, Kenneth (1985). "A new Lepidoblepharis from the Pacific slope of the Ecuadorian Andes (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". Herpetologica 41 (2): 121–127. (Lepidoblepharis grandis, new species).
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