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Species of lizard

Sphaerodactylus savagei
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species: S. savagei
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus savagei
Shreve, 1968
Synonyms
  • Sphaerodactylus notatus savagei
    Shreve, 1968
  • Sphaerodactylus savagei
    — Schwartz & Thomas, 1975

Sphaerodactylus savagei, also known commonly as the Altagracia speckled sphaero or Savage's least gecko, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.

Etymology

The specific name, savagei, is in honour of American herpetologist Jay M. Savage.

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. savagei are rocky areas and forests at altitudes of 0–116 m (0–381 ft)

Reproduction

S. savagei is oviparous.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

References

  1. ^ Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S. (2016). "Sphaerodactylus savagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T177832A20243011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T177832A20243011.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sphaerodactylus savagei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. Schwartz & Thomas (1975).
  4. 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 savagei, p. 233).

Further reading

  • Rösler H (2000), "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus savagei, 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 savagei, p. 532).
  • 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 savagei, new status, p. 161; S. savagei juanilloensis, new combination, p. 161).
  • Shreve B (1968). "The notatus group of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) in Hispaniola". Breviora (280): 1-28. (Sphaerodactylus notatus savagei, new subspecies, pp. 7–8; S. n. juanilloensis, new subspecies, p. 8).
Taxon identifiers
Sphaerodactylus savagei


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