Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi

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Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. lopezjuradoi
Binomial name
Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi
Arnold, , , , , 2008

Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands.

Geographic range[]

In the Cape Verde Islands H. lopezjuradoi has only been found on the island of Fogo.[1][2]

Etymology[]

The specific name, lopezjuradoi, is in honor of Spanish herpetologist Luis Felipe López-Jurado.[2][3]

Description[]

Adult H. lopezjuradoi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4 cm (1.6 in).[4]

Reproduction[]

H. lopezjuradoi is oviparous.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Vasconcelos, R. (2013). "Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203843A18484737. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203843A18484737.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 March 2017.
  3. ^ 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. (Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi, p. 160).
  4. ^ Arnold EN, Vasconcelos R, Harris DJ, Mateo JA, Carranza S (2008). "Systematics, biogeography and evolution of the endemic Hemidactylus geckos (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae) of the Cape Verde Islands: based on morphology and mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences" (PDF). Zoologica Scripta. 37 (6): 619–636. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00351.x. S2CID 54963695. (Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi, new species, p. 626).


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