Sphaerodactylus storeyae

Sphaerodactylus storeyae
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Sphaerodactylus
Species:	S. storeyae
Binomial name
	Sphaerodactylus storeyae; Grant, 1944
Synonyms
	Sphaerodactylus storeyae; Grant, 1944; Sphaerodactylus oliveri storeyae; — Schwartz, 1961; Sphaerodactylus storeyae; — Hedges & Garrido, 1993; Sphaerodactylus oliveri storeyae; — Rösler, 2000;

Last updated January 07, 2022

Sphaerodactylus storeyae, also known commonly as the Isle of Pines sphaero or the Los Canarreos geckolet, is a small species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Isla de la Juventud in Cuba.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, storeyae, is in honor of American herpetologist Margaret Hamilton Storey.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. storeyae are forest and shrubland.^[1]

Reproduction

S. storeyae is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Fong, A. (2017). "Sphaerodactylus storeyae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T177833A71743385. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T177833A71743385.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Sphaerodactylus storeyae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ 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 oliveri storeyae, p. 159).
↑ 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 storeyae, p. 256).