Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is found in southern Central America and northern South America.
Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Lepidoblepharis |
Species: | L. sanctaemartae |
Binomial name | |
Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae (Ruthven, 1916) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology
editThe specific name, sanctaemartae, refers to the Santa Marta Mountains (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta) of Colombia, where the holotype was collected.[3][4]
Geographic range
editL. sanctaemartae is found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of L. sanctaemartae is forest, at altitudes of 0–600 m (0–1,969 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Ibáñez, R.; Jaramillo, C.; Arredondo, J.C.; Castro, F.; Ortega, A. (2016). "Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T178521A1537408. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178521A1537408.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2015.
- ^ Ruthven (1916).
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae, p. 255).
Further reading
edit- Köhler G (2000). Reptilien und Amphibien Mittleamerikas. Band 1. Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Offenbach am Main, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 158 pp. ISBN 978-3980621403. (Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae, p. 49). (in German).
- Ruthven AG (1916). "A New Genus and Species of Lizard from Colombia, with Remarks on the Genus Pseudogonatodes ". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (21): 1-3. ("Lathrogecko sanctae-martae [sic]", new species, pp. 2-3).
- Ruthven AG (1928). "Notes on the Genus Lepidoblepharis (Peracca), with Description of a New Subspecies". Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool., Univ. Michigan (191): 1-3. (Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae fugax, new subspecies).
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