Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates
Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Sphaerodactylidae
Bibliography of the genus Lepidoblepharis
Biodiversity of the family Sphaerodactylidae








Genus
Lepidoblepharis

Scaly-eyed Geckos, Litter Geckos, (Dwarf Geckos)

Streugeckos

Førnegekkoer

1897 Lepidoblepharis Peracca (type species: Lepidodactylus festae Peracca 1897)
1916 Lathrogecko Ruthven (type species: Lathrogecko sanctae-martae Ruthven 1916; syn. Kluge 1991)
Contents: 22 species, of which 14 (63.6%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: S. Central America, N. South America.
Reported from: Brazil (Amapa, Amazonas, Para [incl. Marajo Island]), Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela.

Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi

Babahoyo Scaly-eyed Gecko

Babahoyo-Streugecko

Babahoyo-førnegekko

1910 Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi Werner

Distribution: Ecuador.


Lepidoblepharis colombianus

Colombian Scaly-eyed Gecko

Kolumbianischer Streugecko

Colombiansk Førnegekko

1968 Lepidoblepharis festae colombianus Mechler
Lepidoblepharis colombianus Vanzolini 1978

Distribution: Colombia.


Lepidoblepharis conolepis

Tandapi Scaly-eyed Gecko, Spiky Lirecko

Tandapi-Streugecko

Tandapi-førnegekko

2001 Lepidoblepharis conolepis Avila-Pires

Distribution: Ecuador.


Lepidoblepharis duolepis

Antioquia Scaly-eyed Gecko

Antioquia-Streugecko

Antioquia-førnegekko

1983 Lepidoblepharis duolepis Ayala & Castro

Distribution: Colombia.


Lepidoblepharis duolepis
© Henrik Bringsøe

Lepidoblepharis emberawoundule

Burbayar Scaly-eyed Gecko

Burbayar-Streugecko

Burbayar-førnegekko

2015 Lepidoblepharis emberawoundule Batista, Ponce, Vesely, Mebert, Hertz, Köhler, Carrizo & Lotzkat

Distribution: Panama.


Lepidoblepharis festae

Brown Scaly-eyed Gecko, Brown Dwarf Gecko, (Amazon Scaly-eyed Gecko)

Brauner Streugecko

Brun Førnegekko

1897 Lepidodactylus festae Peracca

Remarks: Previously included colombianus. Records from Brazil refer to heyerorum (Avila-Pires 1995; Costa & Bérnils 2015).
Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.


Lepidoblepharis grandis

Pichincha Scaly-eyed Gecko

Pichincha-Streugecko

Pichincha-førnegekko

1985 Lepidoblepharis grandis Miyata

Distribution: Ecuador.


Lepidoblepharis heyerorum

Amazon Scaly-eyed Gecko, (Amazon Dwarf Gecko)

Amazonas-Streugecko

Amazonas-førnegekko

1978 Lepidoblepharis heyerorum Vanzolini

Distribution: Brazil (Amapa, Amazonas, Para [incl. Marajo Island]), French Guiana, Peru.


Lepidoblepharis hoogmoedi

Spotted Scaly-eyed Gecko, (Spotted Dwarf Gecko)

Gefleckter Streugecko

Plettet Førnegekko

1995 Lepidoblepharis hoogmoedi Avila-Pires

Distribution: Brazil (Amazonas), Peru.


Lepidoblepharis intermedius

Lowland Scaly-eyed Gecko

Tiefland-Streugecko

Lavlands-førnegekko

1914 Lepidoblepharis intermedius Boulenger

Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador.


Lepidoblepharis microlepis

Rio Atrato Scaly-eyed Gecko

Rio Atrato-Streugecko

Rio Atrato-førnegekko

1923 Lathrogecko microlepis Noble
Lepidoblepharis microlepis Vanzolini 1953

Remarks: Previously included xanthostigma.
Distribution: Colombia.


Lepidoblepharis miyatai

Magdalena Scaly-eyed Gecko, Tiny Scaly-eyed Gecko

Magdalena-Streugecko

Magdalena-førnegekko

1985 Lepidoblepharis miyatai Lamar

Distribution: Colombia.


Lepidoblepharis montecanoensis

Paraguana Scaly-eyed Gecko

Paraguana-Streugecko

Paraguana-førnegekko

1994 Lepidoblepharis montecanoensis Markezich & Taphorn

Distribution: Venezuela.


Lepidoblepharis nukak

Nukak Scaly-eyed Gecko

Nukak-Streugecko

Nukak-førnegekko

2016 Lepidoblepharis nukak Calderón-Espinosa & Medina-Rangel

Distribution: Colombia.


Lepidoblepharis oxycephalus

Sharp-nosed Scaly-eyed Gecko

Spitzschnaüziger Streugecko

Spidssnudet Førnegekko

1894 Gonatodes oxycephalus Werner
Lepidoblepharis ? oxycephalus Vanzolini 1953

Remarks: Type locality is "Ecuador", but it has still not been verified from the country.
Distribution: Unknown.


Lepidoblepharis peraccae

Los Mangos Scaly-eyed Gecko

Los Mangos-Streugecko

Los Mangos-førnegekko

1908 Lepidoblepharis peraccae Boulenger

Distribution: Colombia.


Lepidoblepharis rufigularis

Red-throated Scaly-eyed Gecko

Rotkehl-Streugecko

Rødstrubet Førnegekko

2015 Lepidoblepharis rufigularis Batista, Ponce, Vesely, Mebert, Hertz, Köhler, Carrizo & Lotzkat

Distribution: Panama.


Lepidoblepharis ruthveni

Chimbo Scaly-eyed Gecko

Chimbo-Streugecko

Chimbo-førnegekko

1926 Lepidoblepharis ruthveni Parker

Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador.


Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae

Santa Marta Scaly-eyed Gecko, (Costa Rica Scaly-eyed Gecko, Panamanian Scaly-eyed Gecko)

Santa-Marta-Streugecko

Santa Marta-førnegekko

1916 Lathrogecko sanctae-martae Ruthven
Lepidoblepharis sanctae-martae Parker 1926
1928 Lepidoblepharis sanctae-martae fugax Ruthven

Distribution: Colombia, Panama, Venezuela.


Lepidoblepharis victormartinezi

Colón Scaly-eyed Gecko

Colón-Streugecko

Colón-førnegekko

2015 Lepidoblepharis victormartinezi Batista, Ponce, Vesely, Mebert, Hertz, Köhler, Carrizo & Lotzkat

Distribution: Panama.


Lepidoblepharis williamsi

San Vicente Scaly-eyed Gecko

San-Vicente-Streugecko

San Vicente-førnegekko

1986 Lepidoblepharis williamsi Ayala & Serna

Distribution: Colombia.


Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma

Costa Rica Scaly-eyed Gecko, (Panamanian Scaly-eyed Gecko)

Costaricanischer Streugecko

Costaricansk Førnegekko

1916 Lathrogecko xanthostigma Noble
Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma Vanzolini 1953

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of microlepis (e.g., Wermuth 1965).
Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama.


Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma
© Henrik Bringsøe