The genus Lepidoblepharis comprises several species distributed throughout the Central and northern South America, from Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Colombia and Ecuador. All are small and few if any are seen in the pet trade. There is little information readily available in print or on the Internet on this genus, and this page is included mainly for completeness. The EMBL database contains bibliographic references for anyone interested in pursuing the study of these somewhat neglected geckos.
| QUICK INDEX | ||
| L. buchwaldi | L.columbianus | L. duolepis |
| L. festae, Brown Dwarf Gecko | L. grandis, Greater Dwarf Gecko | L. heyerorum |
| L. hoogmoedi | L. intermedius | L. microlepis |
| L. miyatai | L. montecanoensis, Paraguanen Ground Gecko | L. oxycephalus |
| L. peraccae | L. ruthveni | L. sanctaemartae |
| L. williamsi | L. xanthostigma | |
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution | Size | Notes |
| L. buchwaldi | ? | Ecuador | ?" | ? |
| L. columbianus | ? Gecko | Columbia | ?" | ? |
| L. duolepis | ? Gecko | Columbia | ?" | ? |
| L. festae | Brown Dwarf Gecko | Ecuador, Peru, Brazil inc. Amazon, Colombia | ?" | ? |
| L. grandis | Greater Dwarf Gecko | Ecuador | ?" | ? |
| L. heyerorum | ? | Brazil inc. Amazon, French Guiana | ?" | Click here for a picture. |
| L. hoogmoedi | ? | Brazil inc. Amazon, N Peru | ?" | ? |
| L. intermedius | ? | Columbia, NW Ecuador | ?" | ? |
| L. microlepis | ? | Costa Rica, Columbia | ?" | ? |
| L. miyatai | Columbia | |||
| L. montecanoensis | Paraguanan Ground Gecko | Venezuela | Common name is derived from its locality in Venezuela - not to be confused with Paraguay, the country. This species is considered endangered. | |
| L. oxycephalus | Ecuador | ?" | See the EMBL database entry for the uncertain status of this species. | |
| L. peraccae | SW Columbia | ?" | EMBL database entry has links to a picture. | |
| L. ruthveni | Ecuador, Columbia | ?" | ?. | |
| L. sanctaemartae | Panama (Barro Colorado Island) Columbia (Santa Mara Mtns) | ?" | ?. | |
| L. williamsi | Colombia (Cordillera central) | ?" | ?. | |
| L. xanthostigma | Orange-tailed Gecko, Litter Gecko | Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama Colombia | Click here for a picture. | |
Other than Mattison's Lizards of the World and the EMBL database, there was nothing readily available to provide any information on this genus. As we gain access to more specialised sources we will update this page.
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