Pedernales least gecko

The Pedernales least gecko (Sphaerodactylus randi) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.[2]

Pedernales least gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. randi
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus randi
Shreve, 1968
Distribution of Sphaerodactylus randi. Known range in red.
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Sphaerodactylus notatus randi
    Shreve, 1968
  • Sphaerodactylus difficilis randi
    — Schwartz & Thomas, 1975
  • Sphaerodactylus randi
    — Schwartz, 1977

Etymology

The specific name, randi, is in honor of American herpetologist Austin Stanley Rand (1932–2005).[4]

The subspecific name, strahmi, is in honor of herpetologist Michael H. Strahm.[5]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. randi is forest at altitudes of 9–123 m (30–404 ft).[1] This species inhabits dry forests and coastal scrubs, where it has been found beneath piles of organic debris like piles of coconut husks.[6]

Reproduction

S. randi is oviparous.[2]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

  • Sphaerodactylus randi methorius Schwartz, 1977
  • Sphaerodactylus randi randi Shreve, 1968
  • Sphaerodactylus randi strahmi Schwartz, 1977

References
  1. Landestoy M, Inchaustegui S, Hedges B (2016). "Sphaerodactylus randi (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75605838A115489980. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605838A75607884.en. Downloaded on 06 March 2019.
  2. Sphaerodactylus randi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. Schwartz & Thomas (1975)
  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphaerodactylus randi, p. 217).
  5. Schwartz (1977). p. 245.
  6. Schwartz, Albert (1991). Amphibians and reptiles of the West Indies : descriptions, distributions, and natural history. Robert W. Henderson. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. ISBN 0-585-19242-1. OCLC 44958544.

Further reading
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus randi, p. 113). (in German).
  • Schwartz A (1977). "The geckoes (Sauria, Gekkonidae) of the genus Sphaerodactylus of the Dominican Península de Barahona, Hispaniola". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 90 (2): 243–254. (Sphaerodactylus randi, new status, pp. 247–248; S. r. methorius, new subspecies, pp. 248–251; S. r. strahmi, new subspecies, pp. 251–253).
  • 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 randi, p. 525).
  • 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 difficilis randi, new combination, pp. 149–150).
  • Shreve B (1968). "The notatus group of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) in Hispaniola". Breviora (280): 1-28. (Sphaerodactylus notatus randi, new subspecies, pp. 5–7).


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