6ĭonate Reader support helps us keep the Reptiles of Ecuador book 100% free.Ĭonservation: Vulnerable Considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the mid-term future. If captured, they can readily shed the tail as well as portions of their skin. 4 When not active, they hide under rocks, logs, fallen branches, or piles of leaves. 4, 6 Greater Dwarf-Geckos spend most of their lives in thick accumulations of damp leaf-litter in deep forest and along streams. Lepidoblepharis grandis is a cryptozoic (preferring moist, shaded microhabitats), terrestrial, and diurnal lizard that inhabits old-growth to moderately-disturbed rainforests and lower evergreen montane forests. Natural history: Locally frequent Recorded weekly in densities below five individuals per locality. 3įigure 1: Greater Dwarf-Geckos ( Lepidoblepharis grandis) from FCAT Reserve ( ) and Canandé Reserve ( ), Esmeraldas province, Ecuador. grandis differ from females by having a concentration of holocrine secretory glands on the lower belly forming an obvious and unique silver escutcheon. grandis and has conspicuously heterogenous dorsal scales: tiny granules interspersed with large conical scales. 3, 5 Lepidoblepharis ruthveni occurs south of the known distribution of L. grandis and has the posterior margin of the mental scale M-shaped. The former occurs above the elevation range of L. 1, 2 The Greater Dwarf-Gecko ( Lepidoblepharis grandis) differs from other members of its genus occurring in the Ecuadorian Chocó rainforest by being larger in body size and having sub-equal (mostly homogenous) conical dorsal scales. Dwarf geckos differ from other lizards based on their small size, lack of moveable eyelids, presence of a scaly supraciliary flap, and their leaf-litter-dwelling habits. ♀♀ 12.6 cm Maximum distance from the snout to the tip of the tail. Recognition: ♂♂ 10.2 cm Maximum distance from the snout to the tip of the tail.
Spanish common names: Hojarito grande, geco grande de pestañas. Reptiles of Ecuador | Sauria | Sphaerodactylidae | Lepidoblepharis grandisĮnglish common names: Greater Dwarf-Gecko, Greater Scaly-eyed Gecko, Grand Scaly-eyed Gecko. Greater Dwarf-Gecko ( Lepidoblepharis grandis)
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