Lepidoblepharis peraccae explained

Lepidoblepharis peraccae is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to western Colombia.

Etymology

The specific name, peraccae, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Mario Giacinto Peracca.^[1]

Geographic range

L. peraccae is found in Chocó Department and Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.

Description

The holotype of L. peraccae has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 23mm and a tail 17mm long.^[2]

Reproduction

L. peraccae is oviparous.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1908). "Descriptions of new South-American Reptiles". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series 1: 111–115. (Lepidoblepharis peraccae, new species, pp. 111–112).
• Valencia-Zuleta A, Jaramillo-Martínez AF, Echeverry-Bocanegra A, Viáfra-Vega R, Hernández-Córdoba O, Cardona-Botero VE, Gutiérrez-Zúñiga J, Castro-Herrera F (2014). "Conservation status of the herpetofauna, protected areas, and current problems in Valle del Cauca, Colombia". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 8: 1–18.

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Lepidoblepharis peraccae, p. 202).
2. [George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]