Sphaerodactylus savagei

Sphaerodactylus savagei, also known commonly as the Altagracia speckled sphaero or Savage's least gecko, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.[2]

Sphaerodactylus savagei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. savagei
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus savagei
Shreve, 1968
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Sphaerodactylus notatus savagei
    Shreve, 1968
  • Sphaerodactylus savagei
    — Schwartz & Thomas, 1975

Etymology

The specific name, savagei, is in honor of American herpetologist Jay M. Savage.[4]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. savagei are rocky areas and forests at altitudes of 0–116 m (0–381 ft)[1]

Reproduction

S. savagei is oviparous.[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

  • Sphaerodactylus savagei juanilloensis Shreve, 1968
  • Sphaerodactylus savagei savagei Shreve, 1968

References
  1. Landestoy M, Inchaustegui S (2016). "Sphaerodactylus savagei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T177832A20243011. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T177832A20243011.en. Downloaded on 07 March 2019.
  2. Sphaerodactylus savagei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. Schwartz & Thomas (1975).
  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 savagei, p. 233).

Further reading
  • Rösler H (2000), "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28-153. (Sphaerodactylus savagei, 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 savagei, p. 532).
  • Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Sphaerodactylus savagei, new status, p. 161; S. savagei juanilloensis, new combination, p. 161).
  • Shreve B (1968). "The notatus group of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) in Hispaniola". Breviora (280): 1-28. (Sphaerodactylus notatus savagei, new subspecies, pp. 7–8; S. n. juanilloensis, new subspecies, p. 8).


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