Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi
| Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Lepidoblepharis |
| Species: | L. buchwaldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi F. Werner, 1910 | |
Lepidoblepharis buchwaldii is a species of gecko endemic to Ecuador.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, buchwaldi, is in honor of Otto von Buchwald (1843–1934), a German engineer, anthropologist, and naturalist, who worked in Ecuador.[2]
Description
The holotype of L. buchwaldi measured 48 mm (1.9 in) in total length, of which body made 23 mm (0.91 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.
- ↑ 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. (Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi, pp. 41-42).
- ↑ Werner, Franz (1910). "Über neue oder seltene Reptilien des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg. II. Eidechsen". Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg (in German). 27 (2): 1–46. (Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi, new species, pp. 8-9)
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