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

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]

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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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).

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