Aruba leaf-toed gecko explained

The Aruba leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus julieni) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Aruba in the Caribbean.

Etymology

The specific name, julieni, is in honor of American geologist Alexis Anastay Julien.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. julieni is shrubland.

Behavior

P. julieni is terrestrial and nocturnal.

Reproduction

P. julieni is oviparous.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History).Second Edition. Volume III. .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Phyllodactylus julieni, p. 482).
• van Buurt G (2004). Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 160 pp. .
• Cope ED (1885). "Twelfth Contribution to the Herpetology of Tropical America". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 22: 167–194. (Phyllodactylus julieni, new species, pp. 180–181).
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Phyllodactylus julieni, p. 104). (in German).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]