''Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi'' is a
species of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the
family Sphaerodactylidae . The species is
endemic to the island of
Roatán in
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''leonardovaldesi'', is in honor of Honduran biologist
Leonardo Valdés Orellana.
[McCranie & Hedges (2012).]
Description
''S. leonardovaldesi'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .
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References
Further reading
* 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).
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Sphaerodactylus
Reptiles of Honduras
Endemic fauna of Honduras
Reptiles described in 2012