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Sphaerodactylus poindexteri

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Species of lizard

Sphaerodactylus poindexteri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species: S. poindexteri
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus poindexteri
McCranie & Hedges, 2013

Sphaerodactylus poindexteri is a small species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Útila, one of the Bay Islands of Honduras.

Etymology

The specific name, poindexteri, is in honor of James A. Poindexter of the USNM Support Center in Suitland, Maryland.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. poindexteri is leaf litter of Coccoloba uvifera and hardwood trees at altitudes of 3–10 m (9.8–32.8 ft).

References

  1. ^ Sphaerodactylus poindexteri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

  • McCranie JR (2018). "The Lizards, Crocodiles, and Turtles of Honduras. Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 15 (1): 1–129.
  • McCranie JR, Hedges SB (2013). "Two additional new species of Sphaerodactylus (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonoidea, Sphaerodactylidae) from the Honduran Bay Islands". Zootaxa 3694 (1): 040–050. (Sphaerodactylus poindexteri, new species).
Taxon identifiers
Sphaerodactylus poindexteri


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