Armstrong's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus armstrongi), also known commonly as the southern forest geckolet, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola.
| Armstrong's least gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
| Species: | S. armstrongi
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerodactylus armstrongi | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, armstrongi, is in honor of Lorenzo D. Armstrong, a patron of the American Museum of Natural History who financed the 1932 expedition on which the holotype was collected.[2]
Geographic range
editS. armstrongi is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of S. armstrongi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,800 m (5,900 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Incháustegui S, Landestoy M (2016). "Sphaerodactylus armstrongi (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75605325A115485502. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605325A75607644.en. Downloaded on 26 February 2019.
- ^ Noble & Hassler (1933).
- ^ a b Sphaerodactylus armstrongi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
Further reading
edit- Noble GK, Hassler WG (1933). "Two New Species of Frogs, Five New Species and a Race of Lizards from the Dominican Republic". American Museum Novitates (652): 1–17. (Sphaerodactylus armstrongi, new species, pp. 5–7).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus armstrongi, p. 110). (in German).
- 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 armstrongi, pp. 144–145).
- 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 armstrongi, p. 469).