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DeutschHemidactylus lopezjuradoi
| Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. lopezjuradoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi | |
Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands.
Geographic range
[edit]In the Cape Verde Islands H. lopezjuradoi has only been found on the island of Fogo.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, lopezjuradoi, is in honor of Spanish herpetologist Luis Felipe López-Jurado.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adult H. lopezjuradoi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4 cm (1.6 in).[4]
Reproduction
[edit]H. lopezjuradoi is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 March 2017.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Arnold EN [in French], 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2017-04-01. (Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi, new species, p. 626).
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