Lepidodactylus buleli

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Lepidodactylus buleli

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lepidodactylus
Species:
L. buleli
Binomial name
Lepidodactylus buleli
Ineich, 2006

Lepidodactylus buleli is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Espiritu Santo, an island in the Vanuatu Archipelago.

Discovery

Researchers from France's

eggs during an expedition to the region in 2006. One of the eggs yielded a live hatchling which was determined to be of a previously unknown species.[2]

Etymology

The

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. buleli is forest, at altitudes above 630 m (2,070 ft).[1]

Reproduction

L. buleli is oviparous.[4]

References

Further reading

  • Ineich, Ivan (2008). "A new arboreal Lepidodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu: from egg to holotype". Zootaxa 1918: 26–38. (Lepidodactylus buleli, new species).