Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.
Etymology The specific name, buchwaldi, is in honor of Otto von Buchwald (1843–1934), a German engineer, anthropologist, and naturalist, who worked in Ecuador.Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi, pp. 41-42).
Geographic range L. buchwaldi is found in western Ecuador, in the foothills of the Andes.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of L. buchwaldi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to . It has also been found in artificial habitats such as cacao, mango, and orange plantations.
Description The holotype of L. buchwaldi measures in total length, of which the head and body make up . (Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi, new species, pp. 8-9).
Reproduction L. buchwaldi is oviparous.
References
Further reading Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi, p. 90). (in German).