Sphaerodactylus townsendi, known commonly as the Townsend's dwarf sphaero or Townsend's least gecko, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.[2]
| Sphaerodactylus townsendi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
| Species: | S. townsendi
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerodactylus townsendi Grant, 1931
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| Synonyms[2][3] | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, townsendi, is in honor of American zoologist Charles Haskins Townsend.[4]
Habitat
editThe preferred habitats of S. townsendi are forest and shrubland at altitudes of 0–200 m (0–656 ft), but it may also be found in introduced vegetation.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Joglar, R.; Rodriguez, C.; Platenberg, R. (2017). "Sphaerodactylus townsendi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T75605960A75607954. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75605960A75607954.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Sphaerodactylus townsendi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Thomas R, Schwartz A (1966). "Sphaerodactylus (Gekkonidae) in the Greater Puerto Rico Region". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 10 (6): 193-260. (Sphaerodactylus nicholsi townsendi, new combination, pp. 245-247).
- ^ 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 townsendi, p. 267).
Further reading
edit- 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 townsendi, new species, p. 208).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus townsendi, p. 114). (in German).
- 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 townsendi, p. 542).
- 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 nicholsi townsendi, p. 156).