Barrington leaf-toed gecko explained

The Barrington leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus barringtonensis) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Santa Fe Island in the Galapagos.

Etymology

The specific name, barringtonensis, refers to Barrington Island, which is an alternate name for Santa Fe Island.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. barringtonensis is dry shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 240m (790feet).

Description

The holotype of P. barringtonensis has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.1cm (01.6inches).^[2]

Reproduction

P. barringtonensis is oviparous.

Further reading

• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekkanten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Phyllodactylus barringtonensis, p. 103). (in German).
• Torres-Carvajal O, Rodríguez-Guerra A, Chaves JA (2016). "Present diversity of Galápagos leaf-toed geckos (Phyllodactylidae: Phyllodactylus) stems from three independent colonization events". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103: 1–5.
• Van Denburgh J (1912). "Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Galapagos Islands 1905–1906. VI. The Geckos of the Galapagos Archipelago". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 1: 405–430. (Phyllodactylus barringtonensis, new species, pp. 418–420).

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
2. [John Van Denburgh|Van Denburgh]