Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Lathrogecko sanctaemartae
    Ruthven, 1916
  • Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae fugax
    Ruthven, 1928
  • Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae
    — Vanzolini, 1953

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.

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. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 3 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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