Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Lepidoblepharis
Species:
L. sanctaemartae
Binomial name
Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae
(Ruthven, 1916)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lathrogecko sanctaemartae
    Ruthven, 1916
  • Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae fugax
    Ruthven, 1928
  • Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae
    — Vanzolini, 1953

Etymology

The 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

L. sanctaemartae is found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. sanctaemartae is forest, at altitudes of 0–600 m (0–1,969 ft).[1]

Reproduction

L. sanctaemartae is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Ibáñez R, Jaramillo C, Arredondo JC, Castro F, Ortega A (2016). "Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T178521A1537408. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178521A1537408.en. Downloaded on 19 February 2019.
  2. Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2015.
  3. Ruthven (1916).
  4. 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
  • 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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