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Sphaerodactylus roosevelti

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Species of reptile

Sphaerodactylus roosevelti
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species: S. roosevelti
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus roosevelti
Grant, 1931

Sphaerodactylus roosevelti, also known commonly as Roosevelt's beige sphaero or Roosevelt's least gecko, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.

Etymology

The specific name, roosevelti, is in honor of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., who was Governor of Puerto Rico in 1931.

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. roosevelti are forest and shrubland at altitudes of 0–100 m (0–328 ft).

Description

Adults of S. roosevelti have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 33–39 mm (1.3–1.5 in). All dorsal scales are large, strongly keeled, flattened, and overlapping. There is no middorsal zone of granular scales.

Reproduction

S. roosevelti is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Joglar, R.; Rodriguez, C.; Monzón, O. (2017). "Sphaerodactylus roosevelti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T75605865A75607899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75605865A75607899.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sphaerodactylus roosevelti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. 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 roosevelti, p. 226).
  4. Thomas R, Schwartz A (1966). "Sphaerodactylus (Gekkonidae) in the Greater Puerto Rico Region". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 10 (6): 193-260. (Sphaerodactylus roosevelti, pp. 234-236).

Further reading

  • Bauer AM, Russell AP, Shadwick RE (1990). "Skin mechanics and morphology of the gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti ". American Zoologist 30 (4): 570.
  • Grant C (1931). "The sphaerodactyls of Porto Rico, Culebra and Mona islands". Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico 15: 199–213. (Sphaerodactylus roosevelti, new species, p. 203).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus roosevelti, p. 114). (in German).
  • Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Sphaerodactylus roosevelti, p. 528).
  • Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Sphaerodactylus roosevelti, pp. 160–161).
Taxon identifiers
Sphaerodactylus roosevelti


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