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]
| Sphaerodactylus gaigeae | |
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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. gaigeae
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerodactylus gaigeae Grant, 1932
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Etymology
editThe specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred habitat of S. gaigeae is forest at altitudes of 0–450 m (0–1,476 ft).[1]
Description
editAdults of S. gaigeae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 22–25 mm (0.87–0.98 in).[4]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Sphaerodactylus gaigeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Thomas & Schwartz (1966).
Further reading
edit- Grant C (1932). "A new sphaerodactyl from Porto Rico". Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 16 (1): 31. (Sphaerodactylus gaigeae, new species).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus gaigeae, p. 112). (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 gaigeae, p. 496).
- 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 gaigeae, p. 152).
- Thomas R, Schwartz A (1966). "Sphaerodactylus (Gekkonidae) in the Greater Puerto Rico Region". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 10 (6): 193–260. (Sphaerodactylus gaigeae, pp. 240–242).