The type locality of this gecko is the Cerro La Vieja in the Peruvian Region of Lambayeque.
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The Coastal Leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus kofordi) was described by James R. Dixon and Raymond B. Huey in 1970.
Also the Eastern puna mouse (Punomys kofordi) and the Coastal Leaf-toad Gecko Phyllodactylus kofordi were named after him.