Dixon's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus dixoni) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.[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. dixoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodactylus dixoni Rivero-Blanco & Lancini, 1968
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Etymology
editThe specific name, dixoni, is in honor of American herpetologist James R. Dixon.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of P. dixoni is rocky areas, at an altitude of 40 m (130 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2016). "Phyllodactylus dixoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T48443606A48443610. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48443606A48443610.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Phyllodactylus dixoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ 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. (Phyllodactylus dixoni, p. 73).
Further reading
edit- Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barros TR, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa 3211: 1–64. (Phyllodactylus dixoni, p. 13). (in English, with an sbstract in Spanish).
- Rivero-Blanco C, Lancini AR (1968). "Phyllodactylus dixoni: Una nueva especie de lagarto (Sauria: Gekkoninae) de Venezuela". Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle 27: 168–175. (Phyllodactylus dixoni, new species). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Phyllodactylus dixoni, p. 104). (in German).
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