Lepidoblepharis heyerorum explained

Lepidoblepharis heyerorum is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is native 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.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. heyerorum is forest.

Behavior

L. heyerorum is terrestrial and diurnal.

Reproduction

L. heyerorum is oviparous.

Further reading

• Hoogmoed MS, Ávila-Pires TCS (1991). "Annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of Petit Saut, Sinnamary River, French Guiana". Zoologische Mededelingen 65: 53–88.
• Rebeiro-Júnior MA (2015). "Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. II. Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae". Zootaxa 3981 (1): 001–055.
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekkanten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)" Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lepidoblepharis heyerorum, p. 90). (in German).
• Vanzolini P (1978). "Lepidoblepharis in Amazonia (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 31 (13): 203–211. (Lepidoblepharis heyerorum, new species, pp. 204–206). (in English).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]