Lepidoblepharis montecanoensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Lepidoblepharis
Species: Lepidoblepharis montecanoensis

Name

• Lepidoblepharis montecanoensis Markezich & Taphorn, 1994: 8

Holotype: MCNG 1234, adult ♂, collected by A. L. Markezich on 10 December 1990.

Type locality: “Reserva Biológica de Monte Cano (11°56'-11°58' N, 69°56'-70"01' W), 3-8 km W Pueblo Nuevo, Peninsula de Paraguani, Estado Falchn, Venezue la at approximately 150 m elevation in tropical dry forest”.

References

Primary references

• Markezich, A.L. & Taphorn, D.C. 1994. A new Lepidoblepharis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Paraguana Peninsula, Venezuela, with comments on its conservation status. Herpetologica 50(1): 7–14. JSTOR

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lepidoblepharis montecanoensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 December 2018.
• Schargel, W. & Rivas, G. 2016. IUCN: Lepidoblepharis montecanoensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T11522A67508868. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T11522A67508868.en

Vernacular names

English: Paraguanan Ground Gecko