Lepidoblepharis heyerorum
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| Lepidoblepharis heyerorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Lepidoblepharis |
| Species: | L. heyerorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidoblepharis heyerorum Vanzolini, 1978
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Lepidoblepharis heyerorum is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is native to northeastern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, heyerorum (genitive, plural), is in honor of American herpetologist William Ronald "Ron" Heyer and his wife Miriam.[2]
Geographic range
L. heyerorum is found in Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas, Pará) and in French Guiana.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. heyerorum is forest.[1]
Behavior
L. heyerorum is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b c Ouboter P, Hogmoed M (2019). "Lepidoblepharis heyerorum ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44579370A44579372.en. Accessed on 02 March 2024.
- ^ 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. (Lepidoblepharis heyerorum, p. 123).
- ^ a b Lepidoblepharis heyerorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 February 2019.
Further reading
- Hoogmoed MS, Ávila-Pires TCS (1991). "Annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of Petit Saut, Sinnamary River, French Guiana". Zoologische Mededelingen 65: 53–88.
- Rebeiro-Júnior MA (2015). "Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. II. Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae". Zootaxa 3981 (1): 001–055.
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekkanten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)" Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lepidoblepharis heyerorum, p. 90). (in German).
- Vanzolini P (1978). "Lepidoblepharis in Amazonia (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 31 (13): 203–211. (Lepidoblepharis heyerorum, new species, pp. 204–206). (in English).
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