Sphaerodactylus gaigeae

Sphaerodactylus gaigeae
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Sphaerodactylus
Species:	S. gaigeae
Binomial name
	Sphaerodactylus gaigeae; Grant, 1932

Last updated May 25, 2023

Sphaerodactylus gaigeae, also known commonly as the chevronated sphaero or Gaige's least gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae . The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. gaigeae is forest at altitudes of 0–450 m (0–1,476 ft).^[1]

Description

Adults of S. gaigeae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 22–25 mm (0.87–0.98 in).^[4]

Reproduction

S. gaigeae is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Joglar R (2016). "Sphaerodactylus gaigeae (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75605448A115487899. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605448A75607759.en. Downloaded on 02 March 2019.
1 2 Sphaerodactylus gaigeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
↑ 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 gaigeae, p. 96).
↑ Thomas & Schwartz (1966).

Grant C (1932). "A new sphaerodactyl from Porto Rico". Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico16 (1): 31. (Sphaerodactylus gaigeae, new species).
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus gaigeae, p. 112). (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 gaigeae, p. 496).
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 gaigeae, p. 152).
Thomas R, Schwartz A (1966). "Sphaerodactylus (Gekkonidae) in the Greater Puerto Rico Region". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum10 (6): 193–260. (Sphaerodactylus gaigeae, pp. 240–242).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Joglar R (2016). "Sphaerodactylus gaigeae (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75605448A115487899. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605448A75607759.en. Downloaded on 02 March 2019.

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

[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 gaigeae, p. 96).

[4] Thomas & Schwartz (1966).

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