Juventud least gecko

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Juventud least gecko
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. oliveri
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus oliveri
Grant, 1944

The Juventud least gecko (Sphaerodactylus oliveri) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the West Indies.

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Etymology

The specific name, oliveri, is in honor of American herpetologist James Arthur Oliver. [2]

Geographic range

S. oliveri is found in Cuba and the Bahamas. [3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. oliveri is forest at altitudes of 0–600 m (0–1,969 ft). [1]

Reproduction

S. oliveri is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Fong, A. (2017). "Sphaerodactylus oliveri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T75605587A75607834. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75605587A75607834.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 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 oliveri, p. 194).
  3. 1 2 Sphaerodactylus oliveri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

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