[2] The specific name, ridleyi, is in honor of British botanist Henry Nicholas Ridley.

[3] S. ridleyi is found in the Brazilian states of Ceará and Pernambuco.

[2] The type locality given by Boulenger is "the forest of Iguarasse, Pernambuco".

[4] The natural habitats of S. ridleyi are forest and Savanna.

This lizard from family Gymnophthalmidae article is a stub.