Peninsula least gecko
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| Peninsula least gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
| Species: | S. clenchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerodactylus clenchi Shreve, 1968 | |
The peninsula least gecko (Sphaerodactylus clenchi) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, clenchi, is in honor of American malacologist William James "Bill" Clench,[3] who collected the holotype.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of S. clenchi is forest, at elevations from sea level to 305 m (1,001 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Subspecies
[edit]Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Inchaustegui S, Landestoy M, Hedges B (2016). "Sphaerodactylus clenchi (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75605367A115486407. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605367A75607684.en. Downloaded on 27 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d Sphaerodactylus clenchi 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 clenchi, p. 55).
Further reading
[edit]- Schwartz A (1983). "Part 1. Sphaerodactylus difficilis, S. clenchi, and S. lazelli ". pp. 5–30. In: Schwartz A, Thomas R (1983). "The difficilis complex of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) of Hispaniola". Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History (22): 1-60. (Sphaerodactylus clenchi apocoptus, new subspecies).
- 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 clenchi, p. 478).
- Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Sphaerodactylus clenchi, p. 146).
- Shreve B (1968). "The notatus group of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) in Hispaniola". Breviora (280): 1-28. (Sphaerodactylus clenchi, new species, pp. 21–23).