Marche Leon least gecko

The Marche Leon least gecko[1][2] (Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus), also known commonly as the snout-shield sphaero,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.[2][3]

Marche Leon least gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. elasmorhynchus
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus
Thomas, 1966

Geographic range

S. elasmorhynchus is known only from the type locality: "ca. 5 km (airline) SSE Marché Léon ... Haiti".[2]

Reproduction

S. elasmorhynchus is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. Hedges B (2016). "Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75605414A115487452. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605414A75607729.en. Downloaded on 28 February 2019.
  2. Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. Hedges, S. Blair (2017). "Haiti: Sphaerodactylidae". Caribherp: Amphibians and reptiles of Caribbean Islands. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

Further reading

  • Thomas R (1966). "A new Hispaniolan gecko". Breviora (253): 1–5. (Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus, new species).
  • Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus, p. 150).


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