Sphaerodactylus gaigeae

Sphaerodactylus gaigeae, also known commonly as the chevronated sphaero or Gaige's least gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae . The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.[2]

Sphaerodactylus gaigeae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. gaigeae
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus gaigeae
Grant, 1932

Etymology

The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. gaigeae is forest at altitudes of 0–450 m (0–1,476 ft).[1]

Description

Adults of S. gaigeae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 22–25 mm (0.87–0.98 in).[4]

Reproduction

S. gaigeae is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Joglar R (2016). "Sphaerodactylus gaigeae (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75605448A115487899. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605448A75607759.en. Downloaded on 02 March 2019.
  2. Sphaerodactylus gaigeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. 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 gaigeae, p. 96).
  4. Thomas & Schwartz (1966).

Further reading
  • Grant C (1932). "A new sphaerodactyl from Porto Rico". Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 16 (1): 31. (Sphaerodactylus gaigeae, new species).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus gaigeae, p. 112). (in German).
  • 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 gaigeae, p. 496).
  • 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 gaigeae, p. 152).
  • Thomas R, Schwartz A (1966). "Sphaerodactylus (Gekkonidae) in the Greater Puerto Rico Region". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 10 (6): 193–260. (Sphaerodactylus gaigeae, pp. 240–242).


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