Lepidoblepharis is a genus of dwarf geckos, commonly known as scaly-eyed geckos, in the family Sphaerodactylidae. Species of the genus Lepidoblepharis are native to Central America and South America.[1][2]

Lepidoblepharis
Lepidoblepharis miyatai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Lepidoblepharis
Peracca, 1897[1]
Diversity
21 species (see text)

Species

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Genus Lepidoblepharis contains the following species:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Lepidoblepharis Peracca, 1897". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ a b Lepidoblepharis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2014.
  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. (Lepidoblepharis hoogmoedi, p. 125; L. williamsi, p. 286).

Further reading

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  • Peracca MG (1897). "Viaggio del Dr. Enrico Festa nell' Ecuador e regioni vicine. IV. Rettili ". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia]. Università di Torino 12 (300): 1-20. (Lepidoblepharis, new genus, pp. 1–2). (in Italian).