Phyllodactylus reissii
Phyllodactylus reissii, also known commonly as Peters' leaf-toed gecko[2] or the coastal leaf-toed gecko,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
| Peters' leaf-toed gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodactylus |
| Species: | P. reissii |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodactylus reissii W. Peters, 1862 | |
Etymology
The specific name, reissii, is in honor of Carl Reiss who collected the holotype, while he was the Prussian consul in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[4][5]
Geographic range
P. reissii is native to Ecuador and Peru.[2] There is an introduced population in the Galapagos.[1][2]
Habitat
The natural habitats of P. reissii are forest, shrubland, and desert, at altitudes of 0–2,000 m (0–6,562 ft).[1]
Description
P. reissii is large for its genus. Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).[2]
Reproduction
P. reissii is oviparous. The adult female lays a clutch of two eggs. Hatchlings have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 28–34 mm (1.1–1.3 in).[2]
References
- Perez J, Venegas P (2016). "Phyllodactylus reissii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T178356A50867622. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178356A50867622.en. Downloaded on 03 February 2019.
- Phyllodactylus reissii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 February 2019. www.reptile-database.org.
- "Coastal Leaf-toed Gecko". Tropical Herping. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- Peters (1862), p. 627.
- 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. (Phyllodactylus reissii, p. 219).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, Eublepharidæ, Uroplatidæ, Pygopodidæ, Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Phyllodactylus reissii, p. 80).
- Goldberg SR (2007). "Notes on reproduction of Peters' Leaf-toed Gecko, Phyllodactylus reissii (Squamata, Gekkonidae), from Peru". Phyllomedusa 6 (2): 147–150.
- Koch C, Flecks M, Venegas PJ, Bialke P, Valverde S, Rödder D (2016). "Applying n-dimensional hypervolumes for species delimitation: unexpected molecular, morphological, and ecological diversity in the Leaf-Toed Gecko Phyllodactylus reissii Peters, 1862 (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) from northern Peru". Zootaxa 4161 (1): 041–080.
- Peters W (1862). "Über einen neuen Phyllodactylus aus Guayaquil ". Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1862: 626–627. (Phyllodactylus reissii, new species). (in German and Latin).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28-153. (Phyllodactylus reissii, p. 104). (in German).