Coquimbo marked gecko explained

The Coquimbo marked gecko (Garthia penai) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Chile. Is the smallest reptile of this country.

Etymology

The specific name, penai, is in honor of Chilean entomologist Luis Enrique Peña Guzmán (1921–1995).^[1]

Reproduction

G. penai is oviparous.

Further reading

• Donoso-Barros R (1966). Reptiles de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones de la Universidad de Chile. 458 + cxlvi pp., 32 color plates, 175 black-and-white plates, text figures, maps. (Garthia penai, new species, p. 125). (in Spanish).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Homonota penai, p. 202).