Del Campo's leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus delcampoi''), also known
commonly as ''la salamanquesa de del Campo'' in Spanish, is a
species
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of
lizard
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in the
family
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Phyllodactylidae
The Phyllodactylidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) consisting of over 150 species in 10 genera, distributed throughout the New World, North Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The family was first delineated based on a molecular phylogenetic a ...
. The species is
endemic
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to
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
.
Etymology
The
specific name, ''delcampoi'', is in honor of Mexican herpetologist
Rafael Martín del Campo y Sánchez.
[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Phyllodactylus delcampoi'', p. 69).]
Geographic range
''P. delcampoi'' is found in the Mexican state of
Guerrero
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.
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitat
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of ''P. delcampoi'' is rock outcrops in forest
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, at altitudes of .
Behavior
''P. delcampoi'' is terrestrial
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Terrestrial may also refer to:
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and saxicolous.
Reproduction
''P. delcampoi'' is oviparous
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.[
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References
Further reading
* Mosauer W (1936). "Description of a New ''Phyllodactylus'' from Mexico, with Remarks on the Status of ''P. tuberculosus'' ". ''Copeia'' 1936 (3): 141–146. (''Phyllodactylus delcampoi'', new species).
* Palacios-Aguilar R, Flores-Villela O (2018). "An updated checklist of the herpetofauna of from Guerrero, Mexico". ''Zootaxa'' 4422 (1): 1–24.
* Rösler H (2000). "''Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)''". ''Gekkota'' 2: 28–153. (''Phyllodactylus delcampi'', p. 104). (in German).
* Smith HM, Taylor EH (1950). "An Annotated Checklist and Key to the Reptiles of Mexico Exclusive of the Snakes". ''Bulletin of the United States National Museum'' (199): 1–253. (''Phyllodactylus delcampi'', p. 47).
Phyllodactylus
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Reptiles described in 1936
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