Sphenomorphus cherriei
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Striped Litter Skink
Also known as:
Litter Skink, Brown Forest Skink
Trail from Esquinas Rainforest Lodge, Golfito region, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica—September 25, 2001
This was a very small little leaf-litter denizen. They were probably very common but hard to notice, and hard to catch once noticed. I think it was Alejandro Solorzano of the Costa Rica National Serpentarium who caught this one (but it might have been one of the local guides). We photographed it later that day before releasing it.
This lizard was photographed on a herping trip with GreenTracks. Here is a complete list of the species we found on this GreenTracks trip.
Printed references:
- Beletsky, L. 1998. Costa Rica: The Ecotraveller's Wildlife Guide
- Campbell, J. A. 1998. Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatán, and Belize
- Hayes, M. P., Pounds, J. A., Timmerman, W. W. 1989. An Annotated List and Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Monteverde, Costa Rica
- Lee, J. C. 1996. The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucatán Peninsula
- Lee, J. C. 2000. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World
- Leenders, T. 2001. A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica
- Savage, J. M. 2002. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica
- Savage, J. M., Villa R., J. 1986. Introduction to the Herpetofauna of Costa Rica