Gilbert's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus gilberti), also known commonly as the Wenman Island gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Etymology
The specific name, gilberti, is in honor of American ichthyologist .
Geographic range
P. gilberti is only found on two small islands, Darwin Island and Wolf Island, in the Galápagos archipelago of Ecuador.
The type locality is "Wenman Island", which is a name previously used for Wolf Island.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of P. gilberti are shrubland and rocky areas at altitudes from sea level to .
Description
P. gilberti may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Dorsally, it is slate-blue with darker blotches and spots. There is a light gray stripe from the nape of the neck to the middle of the back. Ventrally, it is pale lemon-colored, except for the throat which is light flesh-colored.
Reproduction
P. gilberti is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Heller E (1903). "Papers from the Hopkins Stanford Galapagos Expedition, 1898âÂÂ1899. XIV. Reptiles". Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 5: 39âÂÂ98. (Phyllodactylus gilberti, new species, pp. 61âÂÂ63).
- (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekkanten Geckotaxa (Reptilia:Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28âÂÂ153. (Phyllodactylus gilberti, p. 104). (in German).
- Swash, Andy; Still, Rob (2006). Birds, Mammals & Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands, 2nd Edition. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. 168 pp. .
- , , (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1) [General Section]: 209âÂÂ229 (e178).
- Torres-Carvajal O, , (2016). "Present diversity of Galápagos leaf-toed geckos (Phyllodactylidae: Phyllodactylus) stems from three independent colonization events". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103: 1âÂÂ5.