Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma

Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Lepidoblepharis
Species: Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma

Name

Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma (Noble, 1916)

• Holotype: MCZ R-11658, collected by Henry S. Blair in 1915.
• Type locality: “Zent, near Puerto Limon, Costa Rica”.

Combinations

• Lathrogecko xanthostigma Noble, 1916: 87 [original combination]
• Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma — Vanzolini, 1953: 264 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Noble, G.K. 1916. Description of a new eublepharid lizard from Costa Rica. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 29: 87–88. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 November 2019.
• Vargas Álvarez, J., García Rodríguez, A., Batista, A., Acosta Chaves, V., Rivas, G., Caicedo, J., Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P., Arredondo, J.C., Mayer, G.C. & Castro, F. 2015. IUCN: Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T178224A1527736. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T178224A1527736.en. Accessed on 16 February 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Costa Rica Scaly-eyed Gecko