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

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

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. 1 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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