Lepidoblepharis intermedius

Lepidoblepharis intermedius is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.

Lepidoblepharis intermedius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Lepidoblepharis
Species:
L. intermedius
Binomial name
Lepidoblepharis intermedius
Boulenger, 1914

Geographic range

L. intermedius is found in Colombia and Ecuador.[2]

Description

Dorsally, L. intermedius is brown with darker and lighter variegations. There is a straight whitish streak across the nape of the neck. Ventrally it is pale brown, except for the throat which is whitish. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 29 mm (1.1 in), and have a tail 34 mm (1.3 in) long.[3]

Reproduction

L. intermedius is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Bolívar W, Castañeda MR, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Velasco J (2015). "Lepidoblepharis intermedius (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T44579386A115388210. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44579386A44579389.en. Downloaded on 18 February 2019.
  2. Lepidoblepharis intermedius at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 February 2019.
  3. Boulenger (1914).

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1914). "On a second Collection of Batrachians and Reptiles made by Dr. H. G. F. Spurrell, F.Z.S., in the Choco, Colombia". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1914: 813-817 + Plates I-II. (Lepidoblepharis intermedius, new species, p. 814 + Plate I, figure 2).
  • Castro-Herrera, Fernando; Vargas-Salinas, Fernando (2008). "Anfibios y reptiles en el departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia ". Biota Colombiana 9 (2): 251–277. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
  • Valencia-Zuleta A, Jaramillo-Martínez AF, Echeverry-Bocanegra A, Viáfra-Vega R, Hernández-Córdoba O, Cardona-Botero VE, Gutiérez-Zúñiga J, Castro-Herrera F (2014). "Conservation status of the herpetofauna, protected areas, and current problems in Valle del Cauca, Colombia". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 8: 1-18.



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