Lepidoblepharis
| Lepidoblepharis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Lepidoblepharis Peracca, 1897[1] |
| Diversity | |
| 18 species (see text) | |
Lepidoblepharis is a genus of Central and South American dwarf geckos in the family Sphaerodactylidae,[1][2] commonly known as scaly-eyed geckos.
Species
Genus Lepidoblepharis contains the following species:[1][2]
- Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi F. Werner, 1910 – Buchwald's scaly-eyed gecko
- Lepidoblepharis colombianus Mechler, 1968 – Colombian scaly-eyed gecko
- Lepidoblepharis conolepis Ávila-Pires, 2001
- Lepidoblepharis duolepis Ayala & Castro, 1983 – Antioquia scaly-eyed gecko
- Lepidoblepharis festae Peracca, 1897 – Amazon scaly-eyed gecko
- Lepidoblepharis grandis Miyata, 1985 – greater scaly-eyed gecko
- Lepidoblepharis heyerorum Vanzolini, 1978 – Vanzolini's scaly-eyed gecko
- Lepidoblepharis hoogmoedi Ávila-Pires, 1995 – spotted dwarf gecko
- Lepidoblepharis intermedius Boulenger, 1914 – lowland scaly-eyed gecko
- Lepidoblepharis microlepis (Noble, 1923) – tiny scaly-eyed gecko
- Lepidoblepharis miyatai Lamar, 1985 – Miyata's scaly-eyed gecko
- Lepidoblepharis montecanoensis Markezich & Taphorn, 1994 – Paraguanan ground gekko
- Lepidoblepharis oxycephalus (F. Werner, 1894) – sharp scaly-eyed gecko
- Lepidoblepharis peraccae Boulenger, 1908 – Peracca's scaly-eyed gecko
- Lepidoblepharis ruthveni Parker, 1926 – Ruthven's scaly-eyed gecko
- Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae Ruthven, 1916 – Panama scaly-eyed gecko
- Lepidoblepharis williamsi Ayala & Serna, 1986
- Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma (Noble, 1916) – Costa Rica scaly-eyed gecko
References
- ^ a b c "Lepidoblepharis Peracca, 1897". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ a b Lepidoblepharis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.
Further reading
- Peracca MG. 1897. "Viaggio del Dr. Enrico Festa nell'Ecuador e regioni vicine. IV. Rettili ". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[eale]. Università di Torino 12 (300): 1-20. (Lepidoblepharis, new genus, pp. 1-2). (in Italian).