Sphaerodactylus heliconiae HARRIS, 1982

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Higher Taxa	Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Sphaerodactylus heliconiae HARRIS 1982 Sphaerodactylus heliconiae — KLUGE 1993 Sphaerodactylus heliconiae — RÖSLER 2000: 112
Distribution	N Colombia Type locality: Colombia, Magdalena, 3 km E Candelaria, 10°52'N; 74°15'W, below 25 m elevation.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: ICN-MHN = ICN 3225, a male collected on 20 October 1977 by D. M. Harris
Diagnosis
Comment	Distribution: Erroneously listed for Jamaica in some sources; not listed for Jamaica by Wilson 2011.
Etymology	The specific name derives from the genus of plant with which eight specimens of the type series were associated (Heliconia; Musaceae).
References	Carvajal-Cogollo, J.E.; L.E. Rojas-Murcia. & G. Cárdenas-Arévalo 2020. Reptiles del Caribe colombiano/ Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean. Tunja: Editorial UPTC, 268 pp. - get paper here Harris D M 1982. The Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of South America. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan (No. 704) 1982: 1-31 - get paper here Kluge A G 1993. Gekkonoid Lizard Taxonomy. International Gecko Society, San Diego, 245 pp. Medina-Rangel, Guido Fabián 2013. CAMBIO EstACIOnAl En El UsO DE lOs RECURsOs DE lA COMUnIDAD DE REptIlEs En El COMplEJO CEnAgOsO DE ZApAtOsA, DEpARtAMEntO DEl CEsAR (Colombia). Caldasia 35 (1): 103-122 - get paper here Páez, V.P. et al. 2002. Guía de campo de algunas especies de anfibios y reptiles de Antioquia. Universidad de Antioquia, - get paper here Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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