Sphaerodactylus storeyae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. storeyae
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus storeyae
Grant, 1944
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Sphaerodactylus storeyae
    Grant, 1944
  • Sphaerodactylus oliveri storeyae
    — Schwartz, 1961
  • Sphaerodactylus storeyae
    — Hedges & Garrido, 1993
  • Sphaerodactylus oliveri storeyae
    — Rösler, 2000

Sphaerodactylus storeyae, also known commonly as the Isle of Pines sphaero or the Los Canarreos geckolet, is a small species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Isla de la Juventud in Cuba.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, storeyae, is in honor of American herpetologist Margaret Hamilton Storey.[4]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. storeyae are forest and shrubland.[1]

Reproduction

S. storeyae is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Fong, A. (2017). "Sphaerodactylus storeyae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T177833A71743385. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T177833A71743385.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Sphaerodactylus storeyae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ 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 oliveri storeyae, p. 159).
  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 storeyae, p. 256).

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