Martin Garcia least gecko
| Martin Garcia least gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
| Species: | S. ladae
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerodactylus ladae | |
The Martin Garcia least gecko (Sphaerodactylus ladae), also known commonly as the spotted agave geckolet, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, ladae, is in honor of the Lada, the reliable Russian car.[2][3]
Geographic range
[edit]Sphaerodactylus ladae is found in the Sierra Martín García, Dominican Republic.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of Sphaerodactylus ladae is forest, at altitudes of 15–235 m (49–771 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Sphaerodactylus ladae is oviparous.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Landestoy M, Inchaustegui S, Hedges B (2016). "Sphaerodactylus ladae " (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75605470A115488022. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605470A75607779.en. Downloaded on 03 March 2019.
- ^ 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 ladae, p. 170).
- ^ a b c Sphaerodactylus ladae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- Powell, R.; Henderson, R.W. (2012). "Island lists of West Indian amphibians and reptiles". Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 51 (2): 85–166.
- Rösler, H. (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota. 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus ladae, p. 112). (in German).
- Schwartz, A.; Henderson, R.W. (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. ISBN 978-0813010496. 720 pp. (Sphaerodactylus ladae, p. 501).
- Thomas R, Hedges SB (1988). "Two New Geckos (Sphaerodactylus) from the Sierra Martin Garcia of Hispaniola". Herpetologica 44 (1): 96–104. (Sphaerodactylus ladae, new species, pp. 96–101, Figure 1).