Coastal leaf-toed gecko

{{About-distinguish|Phyllodactylus kofordi|Phyllodactylus reissii}}

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| name = Coastal leaf-toed gecko

| image = kofordi.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = Venegas P, Perez J, Aguilar C, Quiroz Rodriguez A (2016). "Phyllodactylus kofordi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T48442821A48442826. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48442821A48442826.en. Downloaded on 1 February 2019.

| genus = Phyllodactylus

| species = kofordi

| authority = Dixon & Huey, 1970

}}

The coastal leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodacylus kofordi), also known commonly as the Tumbesian leaf-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Taxonomy

P. kofordi was described as a species new to science by James R. Dixon and Raymond B. Huey in 1970.{{NRDB species|genus=Phyllodactylus|species=kofordi|accessdate=26 July 2015}}

Etymology

The specific name, kofordi, is in honor of American zoologist Carl B. Koford.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Phyllodactylus kofordi, p. 144).

Description

P. kofordi is a small gecko with a maximum snout-to-vent length (SVL) of {{convert|46|mm|in|abbr=on}}.Dixon & Huey, 1970, p. 39.

Geographic range

P. kofordi is found in Peru and southern Ecuador.

The type locality of this gecko is the Cerro La Vieja in the Peruvian Region of Lambayeque.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. kofordi are desert and dry forest, at altitudes from sea level to {{cvt|638|m|ft}}.

Behavior

P. kofordi is terrestrial and nocturnal.

Diet

P. kofordi preys upon invertebrates, and it also eats plant material.

Reproduction

P. kofordi is oviparous.

References

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