Sphaerodactylus beattyi

Sphaerodactylus beattyi
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Sphaerodactylus
Species:	S. beattyi
Binomial name
	Sphaerodactylus beattyi; Grant, 1937

Last updated January 07, 2022

Sphaerodactylus beattyi, also known commonly as the Saint Croix's sphaero, Beatty's least gecko,^[2] and the cotton ginner gecko,^[3] is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.^[2] There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, beattyi, is in honor of Crucian naturalist Harry Andrew Beatty (1902–1989).^[4]

The subspecific name, seamani, is in honor of Crucian George A. Seaman.^[5]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. beattyi are shrubland and forest at altitudes of 0–150 m (0–492 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

S. beattyi is oviparous.^[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

Sphaerodactylus beattyi beattyi Grant, 1937
Sphaerodactylus beattyi seamani Thomas & Schwartz, 1966

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References

1 2 Platenberg R, Angeli N (2016). "Sphaerodactylus beattyi (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75605335A115485806. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605335A75607654.en. Downloaded on 26 February 2019.
1 2 3 4 Sphaerodactylus beattyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
↑ "Sphaerodactylus beattyi Grant, 1937". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 12 March 2019.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphaerodactylus beattyi, p. 20).
↑ Thomas & Schwartz (1966). p. 196.