Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae . The species is endemic to the island of Roatán in Honduras.

Etymology

The specific name, leonardovaldesi, is in honor of Honduran biologist Leonardo Valdés Orellana.

Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi

Description

S. leonardovaldesi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .

Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi

References

Further reading

McCranie JR (2018). "The Lizards, Crocodiles, and Turtles of Honduras. Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 15 (1): 1-129. McCranie JR, Hedges SB (2012). "Two new species of geckos from Honduras and resurrection of Sphaerodactylus continentalis Werner from the synonymy of Sphaerodactylus millipunctatus Hallowell (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonoidea, Sphaerodactylidae)". Zootaxa 3492: 65-76. (Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi, new species, pp. 66-70, Figures 1-3).

Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi

Sphaerodactylus

Reptiles of Honduras

Endemic fauna of Honduras

Reptiles described in 2012