Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae . The species is endemic to the island of Roatán in Honduras.[1]
| Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
| Species: | S. leonardovaldesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, leonardovaldesi, is in honor of Honduran biologist Leonardo Valdés Orellana.[2]
Description
editS. leonardovaldesi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 26.8 mm (1.06 in).[2]
References
edit- ^ Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ^ a b McCranie & Hedges (2012).
Further reading
edit- McCranie JR (2018). "The Lizards, Crocodiles, and Turtles of Honduras. Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 15 (1): 1-129.
- McCranie JR, Hedges SB (2012). "Two new species of geckos from Honduras and resurrection of Sphaerodactylus continentalis Werner from the synonymy of Sphaerodactylus millipunctatus Hallowell (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonoidea, Sphaerodactylidae)". Zootaxa 3492: 65-76. (Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi, new species, pp. 66-70, Figures 1-3).