The Venezuela leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus rutteni), also known commonly as the Venezuelan leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to islands off the coast of Venezuela.
| Venezuela leaf-toed gecko | |
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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. rutteni
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodactylus rutteni Hummelinck, 1940
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Etymology
editThe specific name, rutteni, is in honor of Dutch geologist Louis Rutten.[2]
Geographic range
editP. rutteni is found on the following Venezuelan islands: Blanquilla, Los Hermanos, La Orchila, Los Roques, and La Tortuga.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of P. rutteni is shrubland, at altitudes of 0–100 m (0–328 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2017). "Phyllodactylus rutteni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T48443145A48443149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48443145A48443149.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ 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 rutteni, p. 230).
- ^ a b Phyllodactylus rutteni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
edit- Hummelinck PW (1940). "Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire and the Venezuelan Islands: No. 2. A Survey of the Mammals, Lizards and Mollusks". Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 1: 59–108. (Phyllodactylus rutteni, new species, p. 77).
- 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.
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Phyllodactylus rutteni, p. 104). (in German).
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