Sphaerodactylus thompsoni
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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. thompsoni
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| Sphaerodactylus thompsoni | |
Sphaerodactylus thompsoni, also known commonly as Thompson's least gecko or the Barahona limestone geckolet, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Hispaniola.
Etymology
The specific name, thompsoni, is in honor of American malacologist Fred Gilbert Thompson (born 1934), collector of the holotype.[2]
Geographic range
S. thompsoni is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[3]
Habitat
The preferred habitats of S. thompsoni are rocky areas and shrubland at altitudes of 0–60 m (0–197 ft).[1]
Description
Large for its genus, Sphaerodactylus thompsoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.3 cm (1.3 in).[4]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b Hedges B, Landestoy M, Inchaustegui S, Powell R, Mayer GC (2016). "Sphaerodactylus thompsoni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T178611A71747646. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178611A71747646.en. Downloaded on 08 March 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 thompsoni, p. 265).
- ^ a b Sphaerodactylus thompsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Schwartz A, Franz R (1976).
Further reading
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28-153. (Sphaerodactylus thompsoni, p. 114). (in German).
- Schwartz A, Franz R (1976). "A new species of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Hispaniola". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 88: 367–372. (Sphaerodactylus thompsoni, new species).
- 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 thompsoni, p. 539).
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