Shreve's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus shrevei), also known commonly as the northwest Haiti blotched sphaero and the northwest Haitian blotched geckolet, is an endangered species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.[2]
| Shreve's least gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
| Species: | S. shrevei
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerodactylus shrevei Lazell, 1961
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Etymology edit
The specific name, shrevei, is in honor of American herpetologist Benjamin Shreve.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of S. shrevei are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes from sea level to 50 m (160 ft).[1]
Description edit
Dorsally, S. shrevei is ash gray, with a dorsal pattern that is blotched (rather than lineate). Ventrally, it is uniform white. Adult females may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 30 mm (1.2 in). Adult males are smaller, attaining an SVL of 24 mm (0.94 in).[4]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b Hedges, S.B. (2019). "Sphaerodactylus shrevei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T75605902A75607934. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T75605902A75607934.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Sphaerodactylus shrevei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ 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 shrevei, p. 243).
- ^ Schwartz, Albert; Graham, Eugene D., Jr. (1980). "The shrevei group of Hispaniolan Sphaerodactylus (Reptilia, Gekkonidae)". Tulane Studies in Zoology and Botany 22 (1): 1-15. (Sphaerodactylus shrevei, pp. 3-4).
Further reading edit
- Lazell JD (1961). "A New Species of Sphaerodactylus from Northern Haiti". Breviora (139): 1–5. (Sphaerodactylus shrevei, new species).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus shrevei, p. 114). (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 shrevei, p. 535).
- 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 shrevei, p. 162).