Biology:Dunn's least gecko
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Dunn's least gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
| Species: | S. dunni
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerodactylus dunni Schmidt, 1936
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Dunn's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus dunni) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Honduras.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, dunni, is in honor of American herpetologist Emmett Reid Dunn.[2]
Geographic range
S. dunni is found in northern Honduras.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. dunni is forest, at altitudes of 60–700 m (200–2,300 ft).[3]
Description
The holotype of S. dunni has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 25 mm (0.98 in). The dorsal scales are keeled and imbricate (overlapping).[4]
Behavior
S. dunni is terrestrial and diurnal.[3]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sphaerodactylus dunni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 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 dunni, p. 77).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Harris DM, Kluge AG (1984). "The Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of Middle America". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (706): 1-59. (Sphaerodactylus dunni, p. 42).
- Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, Second Edition. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. ISBN:978-3936180282.
- McCranie JR (2018). "The Lizards, Crocodiles, and Turtles of Honduras. Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 15 (1): 1–129.
- Meyer JR, Wilson LD (1971). "Taxonomic Studies and Notes on some Honduran Amphibians and Reptiles". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 70: 106–114.
- Schmidt KP (1936). "New Amphibians and Reptiles from Honduras in the Museum of Comparative Zoology". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 49: 43–50. (Sphaerodactylus dunni, new species, pp. 46–47).
Wikidata ☰ Q3493128 entry
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