Santa Marta-førnegekko

About the Santa Marta-førnegekko

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. The specific name, sanctaemartae, refers to the Santa Marta Mountains (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta) of Colombia, where the holotype was collected.

L. sanctaemartae is found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. The preferred natural habitat of L. sanctaemartae is forest, at altitudes of 0–600 m (0–1,969 ft). L. sanctaemartae is oviparous. 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... Wikipedia →