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Paraguanan Ground Gecko
Lepidoblepharis montecanoensis
The Paraguanan ground gecko (Lepidoblepharis montecanoensis) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to the Paraguaná Peninsula, northern Venezuela, and may be restricted to tropical dry forest habitats. It is named after the type locality, Monte Cano. It is a small gecko: the holotype measured 19 mm (0.75 in) in snout–vent length, with a tail almost as long.
From the article Paraguanan ground gecko on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
L. montecanoensis is a small gecko: the holotype measures 19 mm (0.75 in) in snout–vent length (SVL), with a tail almost as long.
Range & habitat
L. montecanoensis is endemic to the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, northern Venezuela, and may be restricted to tropical dry forest habitats.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 34376.