Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma (Noble, 1916) is a animal in the Sphaerodactylidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma (Noble, 1916)

Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma (Noble, 1916)

Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma, the yellow-spotted gecko, is an oviparous sphaerodactylid gecko found across parts of Central and northwestern South America.

Genus
Lepidoblepharis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma (Noble, 1916)

Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma, commonly called the yellow-spotted gecko, is a species of gecko, which is a type of lizard that belongs to the family Sphaerodactylidae. This species occurs in Central America and north-western South America. Its documented geographic range includes Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma reproduces via oviparity, meaning it lays eggs.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Sphaerodactylidae Lepidoblepharis

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