Pedernales least gecko
Pedernales least gecko | |
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Conservation status | |
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific 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] | |
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The Pedernales least gecko (Sphaerodactylus randi) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.[2]
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
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d Sphaerodactylus randi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ^ Schwartz & Thomas (1975)
- ^ 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).
- ^ Schwartz (1977). p. 245.
- ^ 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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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Order: Squamata
- Suborder: Lacertilia
- Family: Gekkonidae
- Subfamily: Gekkoninae
- S. altavelensis
- S. argivus
- S. argus
- S. ariasae
- S. armasi
- S. armstrongi
- S. asterulus
- S. beattyi
- S. becki
- S. bromeliarum
- S. caicosensis
- S. callocricus
- S. celicara
- S. cinereus
- S. clenchi
- S. cochranae
- S. copei
- S. corticola
- S. cricoderus
- S. cryphius
- S. darlingtoni
- S. difficilis
- S. docimus
- S. dunni
- S. elasmorhynchus
- S. elegans
- S. elegantulus
- S. epiurus
- S. fantasticus
- S. gaigeae
- S. gilvitorques
- S. glaucus
- S. goniorhynchus
- S. graptolaemus
- S. heliconiae
- S. homolepis
- S. inaguae
- S. intermedius
- S. kirbyi
- S. klauberi
- S. ladae
- S. lazelli
- S. leucaster
- S. levinsi
- S. lineolatus
- S. macrolepis
- S. mariguanae
- S. microlepis
- S. micropithecus
- S. millepunctatus
- S. molei
- S. monensis
- S. nicholsi
- S. nigropunctatus
- S. notatus
- S. nycteropus
- S. ocoae
- S. oliveri
- S. omoglaux
- S. oxyrhinus
- S. pacificus
- S. parkeri
- S. parthenopion
- S. parvus
- S. perissodactylius
- S. pimienta
- S. plummeri
- S. ramsdeni
- S. randi
- S. rhabdotus
- S. richardi
- S. richardsonii
- S. roosevelti
- S. rosaurae
- S. ruibali
- S. sabanus
- S. samanensis
- S. savagei
- S. scaber
- S. scapularis
- S. schuberti
- S. schwartzi
- S. semasiops
- S. shrevei
- S. sommeri
- S. sputator
- S. storeyae
- S. streptophorus
- S. thompsoni
- S. torrei
- S. townsendi
- S. underwoodi
- S. vincenti
- S. williamsi
- S. zygaena
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