Sphaerodactylus williamsi

Sphaerodactylus williamsi, also known commonly as Williams's least gecko or the Haitian striped geckolet, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.[2]

Sphaerodactylus williamsi

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. williamsi
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus williamsi

Etymology

The specific name, williamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest Edward Williams.[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. williamsi is forest.[1]

Description

S. williamsi is a small species. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 22 mm (0.87 in). It has small keeled dorsal scales.[4]

Reproduction

S. williamsi is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Hedges B (2016). "Sphaerodactylus williamsi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T178322A71745096. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178322A71745096.en. Downloaded on 08 March 2019.
  2. Sphaerodactylus williamsi 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 williamsi, p. 286).
  4. Thomas & Schwartz (1983).

Further reading
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28-153. (Sphaerodactylus williamsi, 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 williamsi, p. 547).
  • Thomas R, Schwartz A (1983). "Variation in Hispaniolan Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". pp. 86–98. In: Rhodin AGJ, Miyata K (editors) (1983). Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology. Essays in Honor of Ernest E. Williams. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. xix + 725 pp. ISBN 0-910999-00-7. (Sphaerodactylus williamsi, new species, pp. 96-97 + Figure 2E on p. 90).



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