Sphaerodactylus williamsi

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Sphaerodactylus williamsi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. williamsi
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus williamsi
Thomas & Schwartz, 1983

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]

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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]

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References

  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.
  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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