Lepidoblepharis peraccae is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to western Colombia.

Etymology

The specific name, peraccae, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Mario Giacinto Peracca.

Lepidoblepharis peraccae

Geographic range

L. peraccae is found in Chocó Department and Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.

Lepidoblepharis peraccae

Description

The holotype of L. peraccae has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of and a tail long.

Lepidoblepharis peraccae

Reproduction

L. peraccae is oviparous.

References

Further reading

Boulenger GA (1908). "Descriptions of new South-American Reptiles". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series 1: 111–115. (Lepidoblepharis peraccae, new species, pp. 111–112). Valencia-Zuleta A, Jaramillo-Martínez AF, Echeverry-Bocanegra A, Viáfra-Vega R, Hernández-Córdoba O, Cardona-Botero VE, Gutiérrez-Zúñiga J, Castro-Herrera F (2014). "Conservation status of the herpetofauna, protected areas, and current problems in Valle del Cauca, Colombia". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 8: 1–18.

Lepidoblepharis

Reptiles described in 1908