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Guantanamo collared sphaero

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Species of lizard

Guantanamo collared sphaero
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species: S. schwartzi
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus schwartzi
Thomas, Hedges & Garrido, 1992

The Guantanamo collared sphaero (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi), also known commonly as the Monitongas collared geckolet and Schwartz's dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.

Etymology

The specific name, schwartzi, is in honor of American herpetologist Albert Schwartz.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. schwartzi is forest at altitudes of 50–100 m (160–330 ft).

Description

Adults of S. schwartzi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of only 18–20 mm (0.71–0.79 in).

Reproduction

S. schwartzi is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Fong, A. (2017). "Sphaerodactylus schwartzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T75605892A75607924. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75605892A75607924.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sphaerodactylus schwartzi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ Boelens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi, p. 239).
  4. Thomas, Hedges & Garrido (1992).

Further reading

  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi, p. 114). (in German).
  • Thomas R, Hedges SB, Garrido OH (1992). "Two New Species of Sphaerodactylus from Eastern Cuba (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Herpetologica 48 (3): 358–367. (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi, new species, pp. 359–362, Figures 1A, 2).
Taxon identifiers
Sphaerodactylus schwartzi


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