Lane's leaf-toed gecko

Lane's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus lanei), also known commonly as la salamanquesa de Lane in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are four recognized subspecies.

Etymology The specific name, lanei, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Frederico Lane.Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Phyllodactylus lanei, p. 150).

Geographic range P. lanei is found in western-central Mexico, in the Mexican states of Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, and Zacatecas.

Habitat P. lanei is found in a variety of habitats, including forest, shrubland, urban areas, and inside houses.

Reproduction P. lanei is oviparous.

Subspecies The following four subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Phyllodactylus lanei isabelae Phyllodactylus lanei lanei Phyllodactylus lanei lupitae Phyllodactylus lanei rupinus

References

Further reading Castro-Franco R, Uribe-Peña Z (1992). "Dos subespécies de Phyllodactylus lanei (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". Anales del Instituto de Biológía, Universidad Autónoma de México, Series Zoología 63 (1): 113–123. (Phyllodactylus lanei lupitae, new subspecies, pp. 114–119, Plates 1A, 2A; P. l. isabelae, new subspecies, pp. 119–121, Plates 1B, 2B). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English). (Phyllodactylus lanei rupinus, new subspecies, pp. 67–71). (Phyllodactylus lanei, new species, pp. 125–132, text figure 1B + Plate XXV, figure 3).