title: Lepidodactylus buleli
text: # Lepidodactylus buleli
  
  Lepidodactylus buleli is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Espiritu Santo, an island in the Vanuatu Archipelago.
  
  ## Discovery
  
  Researchers from France's National Museum of Natural History, recovered nine eggs during an expedition to the region in 2006. One of the eggs yielded a live hatchling which was determined to be of a previously unknown species.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, buleli, refers to a "personal and private story" of the binomial authority.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of L. buleli is forest, at altitudes above 630 m (2,070 ft).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  L. buleli is oviparous.
  
  