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Sphaerodactylus thompsoni

Summary

Sphaerodactylus thompsoni, also known commonly as Thompson's least gecko or the Barahona limestone geckolet, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Hispaniola.

Sphaerodactylus thompsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. thompsoni
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus thompsoni
Schwartz & Franz, 1976

Etymology edit

The specific name, thompsoni, is in honor of American malacologist Fred Gilbert Thompson (1934–2016), collector of the holotype.[2]

Geographic range edit

S. thompsoni is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[3]

Habitat edit

The preferred habitats of S. thompsoni are rocky areas and shrubland at altitudes of 0–60 m (0–197 ft).[1]

Description edit

Large for its genus, Sphaerodactylus thompsoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.3 cm (1.3 in).[4]

Reproduction edit

S. thompsoni is oviparous.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Hedges, B.; Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S.; Powell, R.; Mayer, G.C. (2016). "Sphaerodactylus thompsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T178611A71747646. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178611A71747646.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphaerodactylus thompsoni, p. 265).
  3. ^ a b Sphaerodactylus thompsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  4. ^ Schwartz A, Franz R (1976).

Further reading edit

  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus thompsoni, p. 114). (in German).
  • Schwartz A, Franz R (1976). "A new species of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Hispaniola". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 88: 367–372. (Sphaerodactylus thompsoni, new species).
  • Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Sphaerodactylus thompsoni, p. 539).