Phyllodactylus leei
| Phyllodactylus leei | |
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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. leei
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodactylus leei Cope, 1889
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Phyllodactylus leei, also known commonly as the San Cristóbal Island leaf-toed gecko and the Chatham leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to San Cristóbal Island in the Galapagos Islands.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, leei, is in honor of American naturalist Dr. Thomas Lee, who was on board the United States Fish Commission (USFC) research vessel USS Albatross when she visited Chatham Island in 1888.[3]
Reproduction
[edit]P. leei is oviparous.[1][2] Eggs are laid in rocky areas in October and November.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Márquez, C. (2016). "Phyllodactylus leei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T178276A56282962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178276A56282962.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Phyllodactylus leei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phyllodactylus leei, p. 154).
Further reading
[edit]- Cope ED (1889). "Scientific Results of Explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission Steamer Albatross. No. III.—Report on the Batrachians and Reptiles Collected in 1887–'88". Proceedings of the United States National Musem 12: 141–147. (Phyllodactylus leei, p. 145).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Phyllodactylus leei, p. 104). (in German).
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