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.^[2]

Lane's leaf-toed gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Phyllodactylidae
Genus:	Phyllodactylus
Species:	P. lanei
Binomial name
Phyllodactylus lanei H.M. Smith, 1935

Etymology

The specific name, lanei, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Frederico Lane.^[3]

Geographic range

P. lanei is found in western-central Mexico, in the Mexican states of Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, and Zacatecas.^[1][2]

Habitat

P. lanei is found in a variety of habitats, including forest, shrubland, urban areas, and inside houses.^[1]

Reproduction

P. lanei is oviparous.^[2]

Subspecies

The following four subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

• Phyllodactylus lanei isabelae Castro-Franco & Uribe-Peña, 1992
• Phyllodactylus lanei lanei H.M. Smith, 1935
• Phyllodactylus lanei lupitae Castro-Franco & Uribe-Peña, 1992
• Phyllodactylus lanei rupinus Dixon, 1964

References

1. Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Phyllodactylus lanei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64046A12739576. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64046A12739576.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Phyllodactylus lanei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phyllodactylus lanei, p. 150).

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).
• Dixon JR (1964). "The Systematics and Distribution of Lizards of the Genus Phyllodactylus in North and Central America". New Mexico State University Science Bulletin. 64 (1): iv + 1–139. (Phyllodactylus lanei rupinus, new subspecies, pp. 67–71).
• Smith HM (1935). "Miscellaneous Notes on Mexican Lizards". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 22 (6): 119–156 + Plates XXIII–XXV. (Phyllodactylus lanei, new species, pp. 125–132, text figure 1B + Plate XXV, figure 3).