Baur's leaf-toed gecko explained

Baur's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus baurii) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Galápagos Islands.

Etymology

The specific name, baurii, is in honor of German herpetologist Georg Baur.^[1]

Geographic range

P. baurii is found on Charles Island, including its islets Champion and Enderby, and on Hood Island.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. baurii is shrubland.

Description

P. baurii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5cm (02inches). Dorsally, it is brownish gray, with dark brown markings. Ventrally, it is yellowish white, with minute dark brown dots.^[2]

Reproduction

P. baurii is oviparous. Average egg size is 10.5x.^[2]

Further reading

• Garman S (1892). "The Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands. From the Collection of Dr. Geo. Baur". Bulletin of the Essex Institute 24: 73–87. (Phyllodactylus baurii, new species, pp. 82–83).
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Phyllodactylus baurii, 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 baurii, pp. 426–430).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
2. [John Van Denburgh|Vandenburgh]