Sphaerodactylus williamsi

Sphaerodactylus williamsi
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Sphaerodactylus
Species:	S. williamsi
Binomial name
	Sphaerodactylus williamsi; Thomas & Schwartz, 1983

Last updated October 06, 2025

Sphaerodactylus williamsi, also known commonly as Williams's least gecko or the Haitian striped geckolet, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, williamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest Edward Williams.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. williamsi is forest.^[1]

Description

S. williamsi is a small species. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 22 mm (0.87 in). It has small keeled dorsal scales.^[4]

Reproduction

S. williamsi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Hedges, B. (2016). "Sphaerodactylus williamsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T178322A71745096. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178322A71745096.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 Sphaerodactylus williamsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ 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 williamsi, p. 286).
↑ Thomas & Schwartz (1983).

Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus williamsi, p. 114). (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 williamsi, p. 547).
Thomas R, Schwartz A (1983). "Variation in Hispaniolan Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". pp. 86–98. In: Rhodin AGJ, Miyata K (editors) (1983). Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology. Essays in Honor of Ernest E. Williams. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. xix + 725 pp. ISBN 0-910999-00-7. (Sphaerodactylus williamsi, new species, pp. 96–97 + Figure 2E on p. 90).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Hedges, B. (2016). "Sphaerodactylus williamsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T178322A71745096. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178322A71745096.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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

[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 williamsi, p. 286).

[4] Thomas & Schwartz (1983).

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