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Sphaerodactylus townsendi

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Species of reptile

Sphaerodactylus townsendi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species: S. townsendi
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus townsendi
Grant, 1931
Synonyms
  • Sphaerodactylus townsendi
    Grant, 1931
  • Sphaerodactylus nicholsi townsendi
    — Thomas & Schwartz, 1966
  • Sphaerodactylus townsendi
    — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991

Sphaerodactylus townsendi, known commonly as the Townsend's dwarf sphaero or Townsend's least gecko, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.

Etymology

The specific name, townsendi, is in honor of American zoologist Charles Haskins Townsend.

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. townsendi are forest and shrubland at altitudes of 0–200 m (0–656 ft), but it may also be found in introduced vegetation.

Reproduction

S. townsendi is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Joglar, R.; Rodriguez, C.; Platenberg, R. (2017). "Sphaerodactylus townsendi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T75605960A75607954. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75605960A75607954.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sphaerodactylus townsendi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Thomas R, Schwartz A (1966). "Sphaerodactylus (Gekkonidae) in the Greater Puerto Rico Region". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 10 (6): 193-260. (Sphaerodactylus nicholsi townsendi, new combination, pp. 245-247).
  4. 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 townsendi, p. 267).

Further reading

  • Grant C (1931). "The sphaerodactyls of Porto Rico, Culebra and Mona Islands". Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico 15: 199–213. (Sphaerodactylus townsendi, new species, p. 208).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus townsendi, 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 townsendi, p. 542).
  • 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 nicholsi townsendi, p. 156).
Taxon identifiers
Sphaerodactylus townsendi


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