Coastal leaf-toed gecko explained

The coastal leaf-toed gecko or Tumbesian leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus kofordi) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Taxonomy

P. kofordi was described by James R. Dixon and Raymond B. Huey in 1970.

Etymology

The specific name, kofordi, is in honor of American zoologist Carl B. Koford.^[1]

Description

P. kofordi is a small gecko with a maximum snout-vent length (SVL) of 46mm.^[2]

Geographic range

P. kofordi is found in Peru and southern Ecuador.

The type locality of this gecko is the Cerro La Vieja in the Peruvian Region of Lambayeque.

Reproduction

P. kofordi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Dixon JR, Huey RB (1970). "Systematics of the Lizards of the Gekkonid Genus Phyllodactylus of Mainland South America". Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (192): 1-78. (Phyllodactylus kofordi, new species, pp. 39–42).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Phyllodactylus kofordi, p. 144).
2. Dixon & Huey, 1970, p. 39.