Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma

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Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Lepidoblepharis
Species:
L. xanthostigma
Binomial name
Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma
(Noble, 1916)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lathrogecko xanthostigma
    Noble, 1916
  • Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma
    Vanzolini, 1953

Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma, also known as the yellow-spotted gecko is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is found in Central America and north-western South America.

Geographic range[]

L. xanthostigma is found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.[2]

Reproduction[]

L. xanthostigma is oviparous.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Vargas Álvarez, J.; García Rodríguez, A.; Batista, A.; Acosta Chaves, V.; Rivas, G.; Caicedo, J.; Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P.; Arredondo, J.C.; Mayer, G.C.; Castro, F. (2015). "Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T178224A1527736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T178224A1527736.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.

Further reading[]

  • Noble GK (1916). "Description of a New Eublepharid Lizard from Costa Rica". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 29: 87–88. (Lathrogecko xanthostigma, new species).


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