Dunn's least gecko
| Dunn's least gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
| Species: | S. dunni |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerodactylus dunni Schmidt, 1936 | |
Dunn's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus dunni) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Honduras.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, dunni, is in honor of American herpetologist Emmett Reid Dunn.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]S. dunni is found in northern Honduras.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of S. dunni is forest, at altitudes of 60–700 m (200–2,300 ft).[1]
Description
[edit]The holotype of S. dunni has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 25 mm (0.98 in). The dorsal scales are keeled and imbricate (overlapping).[4]
Behavior
[edit]S. dunni is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Townsend, J.H.; Wilson, L.D.; Luque, I.; Mayer, Greg (2013). "Sphaerodactylus dunni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T178652A1540869. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T178652A1540869.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Sphaerodactylus dunni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 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 dunni, p. 77).
- ^ Schmidt (1936).
Further reading
[edit]- Harris DM, Kluge AG (1984). "The Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of Middle America". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (706): 1-59. (Sphaerodactylus dunni, p. 42).
- Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, Second Edition. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. ISBN 978-3936180282.
- 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.
- Meyer JR, Wilson LD (1971). "Taxonomic Studies and Notes on some Honduran Amphibians and Reptiles". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 70: 106–114.
- Schmidt KP (1936). "New Amphibians and Reptiles from Honduras in the Museum of Comparative Zoology". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 49: 43–50. (Sphaerodactylus dunni, new species, pp. 46–47).