Phyllodactylus thompsoni Venegas, Townsend, Koch & Böhme 2008

Phyllodactylus thompsoni is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Peru.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, thompsoni, is in honor of American malacologist Fred Gilbert Thompson (1934–2016),^[3] who was also a herpetologist and collected the holotype of this species.^[2]

Geographic range

P. thompsoni is found in northwestern Peru, in the regions (formerly departments) of Amazonas, Cajamarca, and La Libertad.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. thompsoni are shrubland and forest, at altitudes of 900–1,880 m (2,950–6,170 ft).^[1]

Description

P. thompsoni has an enlarged postanal scale, a character lacking in all other species of its genus in mainland South America. Not a large species, its maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is only 4.2 cm (1.7 in).^[2]

Reproduction

P. thompsoni is oviparous.^[2]

References

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Erreferentziak

Ikus, gainera

• Phyllodactylidae

Phyllodactylus thompsoni est une espèce de geckos de la famille des Phyllodactylidae^[1].

Répartition

Cette espèce est endémique du Pérou. Elle se rencontre dans les régions de La Libertad, de Cajamarca et d'Amazonas^[1].

Étymologie

Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur de Fred Gilbert Thompson^[2].

Publication originale

• Venegas, Townsend, Koch & Böhme, 2008 : Two New Sympatric Species of Leaf-Toed Geckos (Gekkonidae: Phyllodactylus) from the Balsas Region of the Upper Marañon Valley, Peru. Journal of Herpetology, vol. 42, n^o 2, p. 386-396.

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