Phyllodactylus reissii

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| name = Peters' leaf-toed gecko

| image = Phyllodactylus reissii 12872760.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = Perez J, Venegas P (2016). "Phyllodactylus reissii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T178356A50867622. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178356A50867622.en. Downloaded on 03 February 2019.

| genus = Phyllodactylus

| species = reissii

| authority = W. Peters, 1862

| synonyms =

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Phyllodactylus reissii, also known commonly as Peters' leaf-toed gecko or the coastal leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, reissii, is in honor of Carl Reiss who collected the holotype, while he was the Prussian consul in Guayaquil, Ecuador.Peters W (1862), p. 627.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 reissii, p. 219).

Geographic range

P. reissii is native to Ecuador and Peru.{{NRDB species|genus=Phyllodactylus|species=reissii|accessdate=4 February 2019}} www.reptile-database.org. There is an introduced population in the Galapagos.

Habitat

The natural habitats of P. reissii are forest, shrubland, and desert, at altitudes of {{convert|0|-|2,000|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

Description

P. reissii is large for its genus. Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of {{convert|7.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}.

Reproduction

P. reissii is oviparous. The adult female lays a clutch of two eggs. Hatchlings have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of {{convert|28|-|34|mm|in|abbr=on}}.

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