Lepidoblepharis heyerorum

Lepidoblepharis heyerorum is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to northeastern South America.

Lepidoblepharis heyerorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Lepidoblepharis
Species:
L. heyerorum
Binomial name
Lepidoblepharis heyerorum
Vanzolini, 1978

Etymology

The specific name, heyerorum (genitive, plural), is in honor of American herpetologist William Ronald "Ron" Heyer and his wife Miriam.[1]

Geographic range

L. heyerorum is found in Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas, Pará) and in French Guiana.[2]

Reproduction

L. heyerorum is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. 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 heyerorum, p. 123).
  2. Lepidoblepharis heyerorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 February 2019.

Further reading
  • Vanzolini P (1978). "Lepidoblepharis in Amazonia". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 31 (13): 203–211. (Lepidoblepharis heyerorum, new species).



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