Sphaerodactylus thompsoni

Sphaerodactylus thompsoni
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Sphaerodactylus
Species:	S. thompsoni
Binomial name
	Sphaerodactylus thompsoni; Schwartz & Franz, 1976

Last updated October 06, 2025

Sphaerodactylus thompsoni, also known commonly as Thompson's least gecko or the Barahona limestone geckolet, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Hispaniola.

Etymology

The specific name, thompsoni, is in honor of American malacologist Fred Gilbert Thompson (1934–2016), collector of the holotype.^[2]

Geographic range

S. thompsoni is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. thompsoni are rocky areas and shrubland at altitudes of 0–60 m (0–197 ft).^[1]

Description

Large for its genus, Sphaerodactylus thompsoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.3 cm (1.3 in).^[4]

Reproduction

S. thompsoni is oviparous.^[3]

References

1 2 Hedges, B.; Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S.; Powell, R.; Mayer, G.C. (2016). "Sphaerodactylus thompsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T178611A71747646. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178611A71747646.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
↑ 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 thompsoni, p. 265).
1 2 Sphaerodactylus thompsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ Schwartz A, Franz R (1976).

Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus thompsoni, p. 114). (in German).
Schwartz A, Franz R (1976). "A new species of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Hispaniola". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington88: 367–372. (Sphaerodactylus thompsoni, new species).
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 thompsoni, p. 539).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Hedges, B.; Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S.; Powell, R.; Mayer, G.C. (2016). "Sphaerodactylus thompsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T178611A71747646. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178611A71747646.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 thompsoni, p. 265).

[RDB-3] 1 2 Sphaerodactylus thompsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[4] Schwartz A, Franz R (1976).

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