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Phyllodactylus angustidigitus
*** Shopping-Tip: Phyllodactylus angustidigitus
{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Paracas gecko
| image = angu.JPG
| regnum =
Animalia
| phylum =
Chordate Chordata
| classis =
reptiles Reptilia
| ordo =
Squamata
| familia =
Gekkonidae
| genus = ''
Phyllodactylus''
| species = '''''P. angustidigitus'''''
| binomial = ''Phyllodactylus angustidigitus''
| binomial_authority =
Dixon and
Huey, 1970
}}
The '''Paracas Gecko''' (''Phyllodactylus angustidigitus'') was described by
James R. Dixon and
Raymond B. Huey in
1970. It is a medium-sized
gecko with a maximum snout-vent length of 57 mm.
This species is endemic from the Ica Department in southern
Peru, and its known geographical distribution is restricted to the
Paracas National Reserve, including two islands (La Vieja in the Bahia Independencia and Sangayan west of the Paracas Peninsula). This gecko most closely resembles ''
Phyllodactylus gerrhopygus'' (a species that also occurs in southern Peru), from which it can be distinguished by smaller and more numerous terminal lamellae on the fourth toe.
''Phyllodactylus angustidigitus'' inhabits sand dunes, rocky outcrops, and small hills throughout the desert in Paracas, though it is usually more abundant near shore. These geckos abound along shelly and gravel beaches, and seem to avoid sandy beaches. This gecko feeds on small
invertebrates, including
insects,
crustaceans and
spiders. Females appear to lay only one
Egg (biology) egg.
References and external links
*Original description was done by Dixon, J.R. & R.B. Huey in 1970 in "Systematics of the lizards of the gekkonid genus ''Phyllodactylus'' of mainland South America". ''Contributions in science, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History'' '''192''': 1-78.
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Lizards of the Paracas National Reserve
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Profile of the Paracas National Reserve by Parkswatch
Category:Geckos
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