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Colombian Dwarf Gecko
Lepidoblepharis miyatai
Lepidoblepharis miyatai is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.
From the article Lepidoblepharis miyatai on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The holotype of Lepidoblepharis miyatai has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 20 mm (0.79 in) and a broken tail.
Range & habitat
Lepidoblepharis miyatai is a unique sphaerodactyline gecko which occurs in dry coastal thorn forest of the Department of Magdalena, northern Colombia (Lamar 1985).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, miyatai, is in honor of American herpetologist Kenneth Ichiro Miyata (1951–1983).
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Lepidoblepharis miyatai in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 34375.