Sphaerodactylus williamsi
| Sphaerodactylus williamsi | |
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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. williamsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerodactylus williamsi | |
Sphaerodactylus williamsi, also known commonly as Williams's least gecko or the Haitian striped geckolet, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, williamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest Edward Williams.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred habitat of S. williamsi is forest.[1]
Description
[edit]S. williamsi is a small species. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 22 mm (0.87 in). It has small keeled dorsal scales.[4]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Hedges, B. (2016). "Sphaerodactylus williamsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T178322A71745096. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178322A71745096.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Sphaerodactylus williamsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ 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 williamsi, p. 286).
- ^ Thomas & Schwartz (1983).
Further reading
[edit]- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus williamsi, p. 114). (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 williamsi, p. 547).
- Thomas R, Schwartz A (1983). "Variation in Hispaniolan Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". pp. 86–98. In: Rhodin AGJ, Miyata K (editors) (1983). Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology. Essays in Honor of Ernest E. Williams. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. xix + 725 pp. ISBN 0-910999-00-7. (Sphaerodactylus williamsi, new species, pp. 96–97 + Figure 2E on p. 90).