Phyllodactylus delsolari explained

Phyllodactylus delsolari is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Peru.

Etymology

The specific name, delsolari, is in honor of Peruvian ornithologist Gustavo del Solar (1937–2008).^[1]

Geographic range

P. delsolari is found in the Peruvian Departments of Amazonas, Cajamarca, and La Libertad.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. delsolari is forest, at altitudes of 890–.

Description

Large for its genus, P. delsolari has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) greater than 7cm (03inches).

Reproduction

P. delsolari is oviparous.

Further reading

• Aurich A, Koch C, Böhme W (2015). "Reproduction in a gecko assemblage (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in the Marañon Region (Peru) and comments on the largest gecko in the New World". Phyllomedusa 14 (1): 53–62.
• Venegas PJ, Townsend JH, Koch C, Böhme W (2008). "Two New Sympatric Species of Leaf-toed Geckos (Gekkonidae: Phyllodactylus) from the Balsas Region of the Upper Marañon Valley, Peru". Journal of Herpetology 42 (2): 386–396. (Phyllodactylus delsolari, new species).

Notes and References

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