title: Coastal leaf-toed gecko
text: # Coastal leaf-toed gecko
  
  The coastal leaf-toed gecko or Tumbesian leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus kofordi) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to South America.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  P. kofordi was described by James R. Dixon and Raymond B. Huey in 1970.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, kofordi, is in honor of American zoologist Carl B. Koford.
  
  ## Description
  
  P. kofordi is a small gecko with a maximum snout-vent length (SVL) of 46 mm (1.8 in).
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  P. kofordi is found in Peru and southern Ecuador.
  
  The type locality of this gecko is the Cerro La Vieja in the Peruvian Region of Lambayeque.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  P. kofordi is oviparous.
  
  