Sphaerodactylus townsendi

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Sphaerodactylus townsendi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. townsendi
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus townsendi
Grant, 1931
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • Sphaerodactylus townsendi
    Grant, 1931
  • Sphaerodactylus nicholsi townsendi
    Thomas & Schwartz, 1966
  • Sphaerodactylus townsendi
    — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991

Sphaerodactylus townsendi, known commonly as the Townsend's dwarf sphaero or Townsend's least gecko, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, townsendi, is in honor of American zoologist Charles Haskins Townsend. [4]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. townsendi are forest and shrubland at altitudes of 0–200 m (0–656 ft), but it may also be found in introduced vegetation. [1]

Reproduction

S. townsendi is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Joglar, R.; Rodriguez, C.; Platenberg, R. (2017). "Sphaerodactylus townsendi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T75605960A75607954. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75605960A75607954.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Sphaerodactylus townsendi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Thomas R, Schwartz A (1966). "Sphaerodactylus (Gekkonidae) in the Greater Puerto Rico Region". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences10 (6): 193-260. (Sphaerodactylus nicholsi townsendi, new combination, pp. 245-247).
  4. 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 townsendi, p. 267).

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