NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Lepidoblepharis ruthveni Parker, 1926
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lepidoblepharis ruthveni Parker, 1926
- Name authority
- Parker, 1926
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Sphaerodactylidae
- Genus
- Lepidoblepharis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familySphaerodactylidae
- genusLepidoblepharis
- speciesLepidoblepharis ruthveni Parker, 1926
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lepidoblepharis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lepidoblepharis grandis Miyata, 1985 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidoblepharis emberawoundule Batista, Ponce, Vesely, Mebert, Hertz, Köhler, Carrizo & Lotzkat, 2015 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidoblepharis conolepis Avila-Pires, 2001 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidoblepharis duolepis Ayala & Castro, 1983 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidoblepharis victormartinezi Batista, Ponce, Vesely, Mebert, Hertz, Köhler, Carrizo & Lotzkat, 2015 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma (Noble, 1916) | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae (Ruthven, 1916) | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidoblepharis williamsi Ayala & Serna, 1986 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidoblepharis miyatai Lamar, 1985 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidoblepharis montecanoensis Markezich & Taphorn, 1994 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidoblepharis microlepis (Noble, 1923) | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spotted Dwarf GeckoLepidoblepharis hoogmoedi Avila-Pires, 1995 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lepidoblepharis&species=ruthveni Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6PB5Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.