Dixon's leaf-toed gecko

Dixon's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus dixoni) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.[2]

Dixon's leaf-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Phyllodactylus
Species:
P. dixoni
Binomial name
Phyllodactylus dixoni

Etymology

The specific name, dixoni, is in honor of American herpetologist James R. Dixon.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. dixoni is rocky areas, at an altitude of 40 m (130 ft).[1]

Reproduction

P. dixoni is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2016). "Phyllodactylus dixoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T48443606A48443610. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48443606A48443610.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Phyllodactylus dixoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  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. (Phyllodactylus dixoni, p. 73).

Further reading
  • Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barros TR, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa 3211: 1–64. (Phyllodactylus dixoni, p. 13). (in English, with an sbstract in Spanish).
  • Rivero-Blanco C, Lancini AR (1968). "Phyllodactylus dixoni: Una nueva especie de lagarto (Sauria: Gekkoninae) de Venezuela". Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle 27: 168–175. (Phyllodactylus dixoni, new species). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Phyllodactylus dixoni, p. 104). (in German).



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