The coastal leaf-toed gecko[1][2] (Phyllodacylus kofordi), also known commonly as the Tumbesian leaf-toed gecko[3] is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to South America.
| Coastal leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodactylus |
| Species: | P. kofordi
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodactylus kofordi | |
Taxonomy
editP. kofordi was described as a species new to science by James R. Dixon and Raymond B. Huey in 1970.[2]
Etymology
editThe specific name, kofordi, is in honor of American zoologist Carl B. Koford.[4]
Description
editP. kofordi is a small gecko with a maximum snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 46 mm (1.8 in).[5]
Geographic range
editP. kofordi is found in Peru and southern Ecuador.[1][2]
The type locality of this gecko is the Cerro La Vieja in the Peruvian Region of Lambayeque.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of P. kofordi are desert and dry forest, at altitudes from sea level to 638 m (2,093 ft).[1]
Behavior
editP. kofordi is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]
Diet
editP. kofordi preys upon invertebrates, and it also eats plant material.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f Venegas P, Perez J, Aguilar C, Quiroz Rodriguez A (2016). "Phyllodactylus kofordi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T48442821A48442826. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48442821A48442826.en. Downloaded on 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Phyllodactylus kofordi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Tumbesian Leaf-toed Gecko". Tropical Herping. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ 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 kofordi, p. 144).
- ^ Dixon & Huey, 1970, p. 39.
Further reading
edit- Dixon JR, Huey RB (1970). "Systematics of the Lizards of the Gekkonid Genus Phyllodactylus of Mainland South America". Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (192): 1–78. (Phyllodactylus kofordi, new species, pp. 39–42).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Phyllodactylus kofordi, p. 104). (in German).
- Schlüter U (2011). "Haltung und Nachzucht von Kofords Blattfingergecko (Phyllodactylus kofordi DIXON & HUEY 1970)". Elaphe 19 (2): 39–43. (in German).
- Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 13 (1): 209–229.
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