Sphaerodactylus roosevelti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. roosevelti
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus roosevelti
Grant, 1931

Sphaerodactylus roosevelti, also known commonly as Roosevelt's beige sphaero or Roosevelt's least gecko, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, roosevelti, is in honor of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., who was Governor of Puerto Rico in 1931.[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. roosevelti are forest and shrubland at altitudes of 0–100 m (0–328 ft).[1]

Description

Adults of S. roosevelti have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 33–39 mm (1.3–1.5 in). All dorsal scales are large, strongly keeled, flattened, and overlapping. There is no middorsal zone of granular scales.[4]

Reproduction

S. roosevelti is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Joglar, R.; Rodriguez, C.; Monzón, O. (2017). "Sphaerodactylus roosevelti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T75605865A75607899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75605865A75607899.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Sphaerodactylus roosevelti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  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 roosevelti, p. 226).
  4. ^ Thomas R, Schwartz A (1966). "Sphaerodactylus (Gekkonidae) in the Greater Puerto Rico Region". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 10 (6): 193-260. (Sphaerodactylus roosevelti, pp. 234-236).

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