Guantanamo collared sphaero

Guantanamo collared sphaero
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Sphaerodactylus
Species:	S. schwartzi
Binomial name
	Sphaerodactylus schwartzi; Thomas, Hedges & Garrido, 1992

Last updated October 04, 2025

The Guantanamo collared sphaero (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi), also known commonly as the Monitongas collared geckolet,^[2] and Schwartz's dwarf gecko,^[3] is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, schwartzi, honors American herpetologist Albert Schwartz.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. schwartzi is forest at altitudes of 50–100 m (160–330 ft).^[1]

Description

Adults of S. schwartzi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of only 18–20 mm (0.71–0.79 in).^[4]

Reproduction

S. schwartzi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Fong, A. (2017). "Sphaerodactylus schwartzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T75605892A75607924. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75605892A75607924.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Sphaerodactylus schwartzi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
1 2 Boelens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi, p. 239).
↑ Thomas, Hedges & Garrido (1992).

Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi, p. 114). (in German).
Thomas R, Hedges SB, Garrido OH (1992). "Two New Species of Sphaerodactylus from Eastern Cuba (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Herpetologica48 (3): 358–367. (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi, new species, pp. 359–362, Figures 1A, 2).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Fong, A. (2017). "Sphaerodactylus schwartzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T75605892A75607924. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75605892A75607924.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Sphaerodactylus schwartzi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.

[EDR-3] 1 2 Boelens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi, p. 239).

[4] Thomas, Hedges & Garrido (1992).

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