Biology:Morne Dubois least gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Morne Dubois least gecko
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. nycteropus
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus nycteropus
Thomas & Schwartz, 1977

The Morne Dubois least gecko (Sphaerodactylus nycteropus) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.

Geographic range

S. nycteropus is found on the Morne Dubois Peninsula, Département du Sud, Haiti.[2]

Reproduction

S. nycteropus is oviparous.[2]

References

Further reading

  • Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN:978-0813010496. (Sphaerodactylus nycteropus, p. 516).
  • Thomas R, Schwartz A (1977). "Three New Species of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Hispaniola". Annals of Carnegie Museum 46: 33–43. (Sphaerodactylus nycteropus, new species, p. 41).

Wikidata ☰ Q3493155 entry