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Lepidoblepharis grandis

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Lepidoblepharis grandis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Lepidoblepharis
Species:
L. grandis
Binomial name
Lepidoblepharis grandis
Miyata, 1985

Lepidoblepharis grandis is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.

Geographic range

L. grandis is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of L. grandis is wet forests at altitudes of 1,190–1,500 m (3,900–4,920 ft).[3]

Description

Large for its genus, L. grandis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.6 cm (2.2 in).[3]

Reproduction

L. grandis is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cisneros-Heredia DF, Yánez-Muñoz M (2017). "Lepidoblepharis grandis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T44579362A44579364. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44579362A44579364.en. Downloaded on 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b Lepidoblepharis grandis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b Miyata (1985).

Further reading

  • 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).