Sphaerodactylus levinsi

Sphaerodactylus levinsi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Sphaerodactylus
Species:	S. levinsi
Binomial name
	Sphaerodactylus levinsi; Heatwole, 1968

Last updated January 16, 2025

Sphaerodactylus levinsi, also known commonly as the Desecheo gecko or the Isla Desecheo least gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae . The species is endemic to Desecheo Island in Puerto Rico.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, levinsi, is in honor of American theoretical ecologist Richard Levins.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. levinsi is forest at altitudes of 0–218 m (0–715 ft)^[1]

Description

The holotype of S. levinsi has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 28.2 mm (1.11 in).^[4]

Reproduction

S. levinsi is oviparous.^[1]^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Joglar R, Rodriguez C (2016). "Sphaerodactylus levinsi (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75605485A115488508. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605485A75607794.en. Downloaded on 03 March 2019.
1 2 Sphaerodactylus levinsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
↑ Beolens, 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 levinsi, p. 156).
↑ Heatwole (1968).

Heatwole H (1968). "Herpetogeography of Puerto Rico. V. Description of a New Species of Sphaerodactylus from Desecheo Island". Breviora (292): 1–6. (Sphaerodactylus levins, new species).
Meier, A.J.; Noble, R.E. (1990). "Notes on the Status and Habits of the Desecheo Gecko, Sphaerodactylus levinsi ". Journal of Herpetology24 (4): 426–428.
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus levinsi, 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 levinsi, p. 504).
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 levinsi, p. 153).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Joglar R, Rodriguez C (2016). "Sphaerodactylus levinsi (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75605485A115488508. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605485A75607794.en. Downloaded on 03 March 2019.

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

[3] Beolens, 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 levinsi, p. 156).

[4] Heatwole (1968).

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